Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I see what you mean. Yours seems to be the reason so many are not using it. I simply recompose. Lea Isaac Crawford wrote: > lea wrote: > > > > <<(and remember that, if your main purpose is macro photography, autofocus is of > > very little use at all),>> > > > > This is the second time in a week (maybe 2) that I've seen a statement like this. > > Could someone explain WHY autofocus macro isn't of use. I use it all the > > time...from 35mm to 645 and you couldn't pay me to give it up. > > > > Perhaps the statement comes from people doing a different type of macro work than > > what I do? > > Lea > > At "true" macro ranges (i.e. 1:1 or maybe even 1:2), the camera > inevitably picks the wrong thing to focus on. Since DOF is so shallow, > and the subject (usually) fills the frame, there are many different > places it could pick, but only the photographer knows which is the right > one... > > Isaac > >