Cotty wrote: > 6. Tried some old manual lenses on, icluding Tokina 17 3.5 and worked > okay - after I took it out of AF- S mode and left it in continuous. I > don't believe in single anything. No green buttons, it just works. > (Already upped the firmware to 2.0)
For many years I was regretting that my Pentax camera did not have a continuous focusing capability. [lyrical digression = ON] In 1997 I was looking at Nikon N70 and N90 (aka F90 outside of the US). (I had a manual body - Kiev 19 that had N-mount). I shot a roll of film with each of them around the local photo store that allowed me doing that. I liked Nikon's AF. I didn't like N70's ergonomics, and couldn't afford N90 at that point. Then I saw description of the ZX-5n and some praises to its ergonomics and qualities, and bought it from from B&H or Adorama, even without trying. I loved its ergonomics. It was so close to what I used to - the manual SLR camera - where I could set the shutter and aperture blindfolded. The only thing that made me sad is the absence of continuous AF. I didn't know that it wouldn't be there.. I've used ZX-5n for several years, and really liked it. There a few times I wished I had a C-AF (e.g. when shooting dancers). ... But I learned how to work with a single-AF in a variety of situations. In 2004-2005, while considering a digital camera, I was glad that finally, *ist D had the continous focus. I was thinking about switching to D-70, but my existing Pentax-dedicated gear was a big factor to stay with Pentax. I was really disappointed to find out that DS that I finally decided on, - again, didn't have C-AF. Nevertheless, I purchased it in June 2005 (as I had an event where I needed it). I was rather pissed when shortly after that DS2 came out with the C-AF. [lyrical digression = OFF] Earlier this month I was glad to read that the firmware upgrade finally included the C-AF. So, I upgraded the firmware, and had an occasion soon after (some variety on stage performance) where I could use that. What I found is that I am so much used to S-AF, that I prefered it even when I was shooting dancers. (Well, it was a bit dark there, and the C-AF was not keeping up..). I am going to try C-AF again, but so far, I haven't used it... Igor
