RE: [Leica] AF, a FAD?

["Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>]

Eric, 

Providing its in focus, but as you said in your previous post you are as
fast as an Autofocus SLR at 6 frames per second so I am sure you can.  You
only need a faster lens when you have no technology like Image
Stabilization.  hence the reason you need an F2.8 and I need an F5.6.  

I am sure great photos were taken with zone focusing, but Eric I do not
dwell in the past so I prefer the modern technology as I do running water
and heat.


Peter K

- -----Original Message-----
From: Eric Welch [mailto:ewelch@ponyexpress.net]
Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 11:45 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] AF, a FAD?


At 10:36 AM 5/3/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Let's just say your at a ball game (football, baseball, etc.) The runner is
>off and headed in your direction at about 40 mph, with AF focus tracking I

All I need is one picture of a guy running 40 mph and I'll make lots of 
money! :-)

If you can find a 100-400 2.8 zoom AF lens out there, I'll grant you that 
baseball can be done well with AF.

And I can't help wonder how great photos were taken in sporting events by 
zone focusing with a telephoto lens.

I can tell you. 0

That's ZERO.

Have you ever heard of follow focus? Good sports shooters follow athletes 
with their eyes. (And in fact, the best focus on the athlete's eyes). And 
in fact, I can tell you that even at sporting events, when the subject is 
in a crowd, AF can screw up as many pictures as it can save.

Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

Perspective is in the eye of the beholder.