Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric: >Shots need to be spot on focus, and I always find moving kids is always >tough with manual focus. Moving kids are tough with the 5D, too. I've never used a Leica SLR. Only the M series. So I can't comment on how hard it is to focus on moving objects. Given Doug's bird shots with a DMR, I'd start by picking his brain before moving systems. Before the 5D, I used a 1v when I wanted an SLR. The autofocus on that was amazing. Absolutely stellar. The autofocus on the 5D is good. Just not stellar. Then again, the full frame and relative lack of noise on the 5D *is* amazing. That part is stellar. The autofocus is not bad. Just not as quick as I would like. I'd be tempted by the 1DMK3 if I were wanting a new digital camera with good quality and better AF performance. My guess is that for a fashion shoot, the 5D would be more than enough. If the kids are far enough away, the autofocus keeps up fairly well. Where I have trouble with the 5D is when the kids are a couple feet away and moving. -- Eric http://canid.com/