> -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Pritchard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Monday, March 22, 2004, at 11:15 PM, tom wrote: > > > The AF on the F4 ain't exactly going to set the world on > fire. If you > > want noticeably better AF you need to buy one of Nikon or Canon's > > current (or maybe a generation back) pro bodies. The mid level or > > older pro bodies aren't any better than the MZ-S. > > This I know. It isn't an issue of the AF being the top > notch, but given that F4 was the flagship at one point, and a > LOT of people used it, the AF can't be *that* bad, all things > considered.
It's been a few years, but iirc, it was pretty bad. It's nickname was the "best manual focus camera Nikon ever made." > > And by your definition, isn't the F4 one generation behind > the current pro line? Technically. Nikon put out a few versions of AF between the F4 and F5. tv