Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Tom, > Another alternative ;-)! However, I don't care for the later EOS > camera bodies................cluttered viewfinders. All those focusing > points ;-)! I much prefer the R8 ( plain ground glass ) & w/AF the > F100 viewfinder. Picky....picky, I know ;-)! > > My greatest fear is just that; i.e, for me, autofocus is really just a > novelty. However, I like being able to quickly capture "candids" > with my F100/85 f1.8 &180 f2.8 lenses. > > I just not quick enough with manual focus :-( ! I know how you feel. I've been researching portrait lenses in the SLR world for some time and have narrowed the field to your choices plus the following Canon EOS choices: the 85/1.2L (fast chunk of glass), the new 100/2.8 USM macro (nice to have a portrait lens that can also focus down to 1:1), and the fabulous 135/2L (superb optics and a nice length for portraits (IMO)). Don't dismiss the EOS line quite so quickly; I tried both the F100 coupled with the 85/1.4 AF nikkor and the EOS 1v with the 100/2.8 macro in a local shop a couple weeks ago. Though I am in complete agreement with your opinions on the two finders (love that F100!), I found in practice that the full-time manual focus ability of the EOS USM lens was much more convenient to use than having to turn the AF/MF switch back and forth on the Nikkor lens. I like the ability to relegate AF on the EOS bodies to the * button and have it when needed, manually focusing all other times (to tweak, or when time permits). That way, AF is a tool that's available when needed, not just a feature that's in the way when the novelty wears off. :) And you can reduce the cluttered focusing points to a manageable 11 or 9 (or just 1 central point). My .02, Dan