AF is for ACTION!! MF is for STATIC! You buy AF to use it for ACTION, not landscapes.
JCO -----Original Message----- From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Film vs Digita, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying? Because I'm lazy, and then when I wanted that quick 1-chance shot I'll have forgottem the camera was in manual focus mode and blow it. I agree with your point.... but then again why buy an autofocus camera body and not use it? Tom C. >From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Film vs Digita, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying? >Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:52:45 -0400 > >SLR is less stable than non-SLR due to mirror movement. >That's why the mirror lock up feature exists. Any if >you are going to lock up mirror anyway, why bother >carrying around a big heavy camera with "features" you >don't want / need. > >If you know you want infinity focus, why not just set it manually and >eliminate the possibiliy of the dumb camera making a mistake? I would >never use AF for landscapes there is no rush so why not make sure focus >is correct by doing it manually? > >JCO > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:32 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Film vs Digita, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying? > > >Autofocus works just fine for landscapes... more often so when focus is >at infinity... > >OK - here I'll argue a point just to hear myself... > >Shooting a landscape with an SLR on a tripod is useful for the same >reason as putting any camera on a tripod... stability... a more >deliberate composition... works especialy well with a ballhead IMO. > > > >Tom C. > > > > > > >From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: Film vs Digita, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying? > >Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:11:11 -0400 > > > >sure you CAN do landscape on a P67, but WHY? > >LF is cheaper and better and lighter. Using > >an SLR for landscape when the camera is fixed > >on a tripod doesn't make much sense to me. > >Of course you would use manual focus regardless > >of format. Autofocus is for grab shots when you > >are in a hurry or cant focus fast enough to action. > >That is exact opposite of landscape photography. > >JCO > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:58 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: Film vs Digita, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying? > > > > > >Followup... actually I'd like to try 4 X 5. I do think one can > >'craft' > > >a shot regardless of format. That's why I think going to a 67 and all > >manual focus will help in that regard. > > > > > >Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: RE: Film vs Digita, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying? > > >Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:39:46 -0600 > > > > > >>From: "John C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >>4x5 is a far superior image quality SYSTEM, it is not because the > > >>lenses are better, actually some of them are worse than the P67 > > >>lenses, it is just that the film size is so big you don't need as > > >>much > > > > >>lens resolution to end up overall much sharper than P67. Add to > > >>that > > > >>the fact that film grain is way less visible with the bigger negs > > >>and 4x5 pretty much destroys p67 for landscape photography. > > >> > > >>I don't mean to sound harsh but your reply seems to be based on > > >>all the classic myths and sterotypes associated with LF by people > > >>who have > > > > >>never done any LF photography. > > >> > > >>JCO > > > > > >You are correct... I have never done LF firsthand, or MF for that > > >matter. Here's the thing... let's say my personal "Keeper > > >shots/Shots > > > >taken > >Ratio" > > >is 1/36, or approximately one per roll (yeah, if I'm lucky). If I > > >go > >out > > >and shoot 100 frames of 35mm, I might come back with 3 keepers. If > > >I > >were > > >to only take 20 images on an outing I could come back with nothing > >worth > > >keeping... what % of your 4 x 5 shots are throwaway? > > > > > >Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > > >
