For street photography/people both MF and AF are useful but create very different types of pictures. Of cause real manual focussing is almost always far to slow, so you have to pre-focus and estimate distances. If you use enough DOF this could create great pictures (if you are really good at it, they will look a bit like the ones from William Klein; e.g. :http://www.franceweb.fr/ingirum/klein/bande1.html). However, in all pictures large parts will be in focus, not just the most interesting object. With AF (read: F5) and the lens at 1.4 or 1.8 you just quickly pick out the subject and isolate it from everything else. Since the spot-meter is coupled to the focus sensor, what is in focus will be exposed correctly. Some say they can do this with a Rangefinder but I doubt they are as quick. All in all it comes down to having one or two options how to take pictures. Yes, AF Nikkors don't have the same feel as their MF counterparts. But I only care for the picture. Christian
