Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > On Monday, Nov 11, 2002, at 14:54 America/Los_Angeles, Andrew Amundsen > wrote: > >> I now have the utmost respect for those photographers who can handle >> quick focusing with RF's!. > Martin Howard chimes in: > In many (most?) cases, it's not a question of focussing quickly: it's a > question of zone focussing, combined -- when necessary -- with moving > y'er feet. > > M. ...yes many people zone focus (I do not), with practice anybody can learn to focus, even on moving objects. Even if one wants to zone focus, I think it would be an advantage later to practice focusing in the beginning. And in low light and wide open, zone focus really does not work very well. sl http://www.streetphoto.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html