[LRflex] Re: Blue Jay and Canon
- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:58:51 +0200
Keith,
That may be right for the other 999, I use ONLYmanual focus with the
Canon 60mm Macro/20D - even Canon recommends it although the lens is
AF, and I turn off the IS on my Canon zooms too when the situation is
bright enough. Too many shots have been unsatisfactory enough that I
hardly ever rely totally on what the camera "thinks" is right. In fact
an MF DSLR wouldn't be a bad idea at all as far as I'm concerned - it's
the convenience and speed from shot to print (display) of digital as a
medium that attracts me.
Cheers
Douglas (the other one)
Douglas Herr wrote:
KEITH LONGMORE <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I bet not one customer in 1000 bothers with manual focus
if the camera is equipped with AF!
I have no doubt that you are correct. Just like any other auto-function (cars
or cameras) it works well for the majority of circumstances. I'm as interested
in the out-of-the-ordinary circumstances as in the ordinary ones, if not more
so. The out-of-the-ordinary situations (pushing the envelope if you will) are
the make-it-or-break-it kind and I use Leica equipment because it works better
in these situations. I don't want to stay safely within the box prescribed by
the camera makers and first-rate manual control allows this. Manual control as
an afterthought (as is the case with AF cameras) doesn't do the job.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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