[LRflex] Re: Studio shot?



David Young wrote:


Philippe asked:
Can you, on the E3, adjust manually after focus has been made auto, or easily and ergonomically "freeze" the focus before framing? I find the latter difficult to perform on the L1 as the button is badly located and you always risk getting your thumb into your eye when you try. 
phx
Yes ... the Oly E3 has an MF-AF mode. The camera works in AF... but after you press the shutter 1/2 way, the focus locks. While still holding the shutter 1/2 way down, you can manually "tweak" the focus and the tweak will hold. Press the rest of the way, to fire the shutter. 


Thanks David, and Steve

Same here, just wanted to know, just in case ;-)
What I also meant was is there AE / AF (permanent) lock by means of another switch/button as well ?
Steve, full MF is fine, with good eyesight, and a bright VF so that's ok with the E3, not so much with the L1, at all. That's its main flaw from my point of view, hence the quest for another body. But the little beast has a sentimental value very much like M users must be feeling, don't ask me why. 

Thanks to both of you for informed input.
Ph
It's a rather nice system, as you do not have to flip any switches to switch from AF to MF. However, I've not used the method a lot. I need to train myself to do so, as it should give the best of both worlds. As for the stage shots ... things were moving so fast (despite the look of "Studio shot?") that there simply was not time and the performers moved about too much.
Still, AF was not all bad... here is a shot of an Indian horn player, from Rajasthan ... 

http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Raja.htm

which I thought turned out pretty well.

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