[LRflex] Re: Simplicity

telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Philippe Amard <phamard@numericable=2Efr> wrote:
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>>David and Doug are using their R8s + DMR where
>>the viewfinder remains the same - not every camera
>>company offers this fantastic feature; this is a
>>downside for most of their Dameras but as many offer
>>autofocus, clarity of the finder is not such an issue
>>any longer=2E
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>IMHO viewfinder clarity is still an issue because AF isn't 100% reliable=2E=
>=20
>Many bird photographers with AF cameras focus manually for birds in flight=
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>for a number of reasons:
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>keeping the AF sensor on the bird is difficult
>AF focussing on the near wingtip instead of the bird's eye
>AF getting confused when the bird flies past a changing background
>AF refuses to operate when the lens aperture is small
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>so I prefer to keep focussing simple and manual
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>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www=2Ewildlightphoto=2Ecom
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Righto Doug, you're right once again, :-)
but in a slot as I don't think in flight bird photography represents a 
high percentage of the shots taken  by many a photographer, be s/he a 
Leica fan as we are, or a K or C or elsist. And they still keep the 
option of focussing manually. That's why I wrote it was not such an 
issue. When you have enough time or simply feel lazy or if your vision 
is getting impaired, autofocus still remains a plus, simply a non 
negligible plus.
 Yours
Phileicangemix



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