Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Rangefinders are the quintessential fast, wide angle cameras. They focus > fast lenses more accurately. > > Eric Welch Eric - My own love and use of the Ms aside, is this really true. I seem to recall that a while back at the Digital Journalist website there was a piece about the complementary nature of the Ms and the Canon EOS. In that piece, however, it was pointed out that with the advent of really good autofocusing systems - such as those in the latest Canon and Nikons - the wide lens focusing advantage is somewhat reduced. True, there is still a terrific advantage for the rangefinder in lousy light, but generally? I'm not so sure. None of this, of course, has anything to do with the advantages of quiet, unobstrusiveness, light weight, etc. etc.... B. D.