Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From: "B. D. Colen" > > > > > PJW wrote: > > > > It sounds like you're using an auto-focus camera to replicate what you > > do > > with a manual focus camera. Which begs the question: Why have an > > auto-focus > > camera? > >And the obvious answer is... > >Because there are times when auto focus is very handy to have....And, >while some folks on this list insist autofocus doesn't work >reliably/consistently enough, other folks find that it does...There are >times and places for manual focus and all mechanical camers, and times >and places for electronic whizbangs.. > >B. D. But that wasn't my point. It seemed to me that the original poster wasn't using the auto-focus camera *AS* an auto-focus camera. I've never used a motorized auto-exposure auto-focus plastic fantastic myself, ;-) but it seems to me that it would only be useful if you could simply frame the image and push the shutter release. If you have to take the time to position an auto-focus sensor on the point you want in focus, and then push a button, then frame the image and push a different button to fire this technological Rube Goldberg contraption, you might just as well use a manual focus camera. The obvious exception would be the photographer with failing eyesight. PJW _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com