Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harrison McClary wrote: > > >AF turns serious photographic instruments into point and shoots. > >Shooters do not have to learn the technique of zone focusing. snip > Mark, > > AF does not turn "serious photographic instruments into point and > shoots". Just because the camera is capable of predictive AF and capable > of out focusing a good photographer a high percentage of the time in no > way makes it easy to shoot sports with an AF system. snip I am totally keyed > into what I am shooting...total concentration on the image and action in > the finder...keeping the focus on my subject is automatic and transparent > to me. With AF I would have to be aware on where the sensor is in > relation to the subject and alter my composition accordingly. Also would snip Harrison I have printed your post so I can reread it again as your statements are more than interesting. Yes, I too have built in AF, it's my left wrist, it gets me there just like my car gets me home. Those SLR groundglass's just pop into focus all by themselves, we just watch in amazement. Those micromotors you have to learn to outguess and there is an art to that too. Mark Rabiner