Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I must agree with Eric on the subject of two-ring zooms. I gleefully sold my 80-200 2.8 Nikkor when the 2-ring model was released. I also used to agree with him on AF (I only shunned Leica R at that time due to the price) up until the EOS1n/F5 level of AF performance. Put one of those bodies together with a 2-ring zoom and you have one frightfully effective sports setup. I was a rather good manual-focusser, knew all the tricks and then some. I can still out-hit most anyone who is using a single-sensor AF, or even an inexperienced F5 user. But that's not who I'm up against these days. I read where John Shaw said something to the effect that he wished all his competitors shot ISO 1000 film handheld with a 28-300 zoom. Well, I wish all *my* competition used Leica R's. At least those who aren't as good as Eric. Regards, Nigel On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:41:21 -0600 Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net> writes: >>More seriously, I think a manual system like the current R is not >much >>good for action or sports photography because the "hit rate" is way >too >>low compared to AF systems. > >Yeah? Well, shoot, I guess the pretty good sports pictures I've shot >in the >past couple of weeks were accidents? Even when I had AF cameras, I >often >turned it off, because in some sports, it's harder to get good >pictures >than not, like baseball. But soccer, for sure, benefits from AF. > >As for the two-ring vs. one-touch zoom concept, I'm of two minds. With >a >one-touch, I can't focus and zoom at the same time. You zoom in or >out, and >focus goes off its own merry way. With two-touch it takes a >half-second to >zoom out or in with the thumb. > >It does takes some anticipation. When you see the quarterback lateral >the >ball to the guy who is running at you, quickly zoom out and get ready >for >him to pass by. It takes some knowledge of a sport for sure, but I >don't >find two-ring zooms to be a problem at all, and when turning focus, I >don't >worry about zooming accidently. It's like rubbing your stomach and >patting >your head and chewing gum at the same time. One-touch zooms go in all >directions at the same time. I don't like them. >-- > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >There's too much blood in my caffeine system. > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]