Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear LUGnuts, I have an ageing Minolta SLR system, which is beginning to creak. I bought and love the Rollei 3003, but am a little nervous about expanding the system too far as it seems dead ended. My Minolta CLE is also dying and is not supported by that company. I have never used auto-focus cameras, waiting I suppose for the right time to jump in. I've toyed with Canon Nikon and Minolta replacements for the Minolta, but the results from the CLE and now my M6 make me a little nervous, especially since the images from the X700 are not as crisp. My real question is "How good is modern autofocus?" I plan to go on to the African subcontinent in the coming 12 months or so and will be wanting to document the people, flora and fauna, but animal photography is obviously a "must". Will a modern autofocus "track" a moving critter with a 200 or 300mm lens. I need practice with the system before heading off, and unless Rollei is going to come up with fast solution------? OK that's enough. First things first, then we can get down into fine details, and interchangable wish lists. How good is modern Autofocus, and will I just have to buy one to find out? Alastair Firkin http://users.netconnect.com.au/~firkin/AGFhmpg.html