Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks!! OT Nikon F5
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 13:09:57 -0700
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Simon Lamb wrote:
> 
> Uwe
> 
> OK, so that I can understand how non AF people operate is fast action, what are
> your (and the groups) opinion on this.
> 
> You are tracking a lioness stalking a hers of wildebeest and you know that you
> are going to see a high speed hunt in action. Suddenly the lioness accelerates
> and gives chase, dodging this way and that as a single young wildebeest tries to
> evade capture.  The action is happening realtime and sometimes the animals are
> passing behind trees.
> 
><Snip> 
Bad example Simon as the "standard focal length for Lions and Tigers and
elephants etc. is 300 mm.
Not an M6 ballgame!
So if that's your subject matter than an M6 would not of course be your camera
of choice.
Not the right tool for the right job.
And I'd STILL rather do it with better than Nikon glass, I don't need autofocus...
I AM autofocus!
Mark :-) Rabiner

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