On 10/18/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mike wilson" > > Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) ? > > > > > >>> From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> > >>> The 30D/40D are pretty good though. Less accurate than the Pentax's, but > >>> they get there a fair bit faster. > >> Isn't that like running 100yards in the opposite direction to a marathon > >> start then claiming you've won? > > > > > > As long as focus accuracy is within the depth of focus (surprisingly deep on > > telephoto lenses), or depth of field (surprisingly deep on wide angle > > lenses), then it's all good. > > I don't know how "less accurate" (if at all) Canon's AF is, but it certainly > > isn't going to be especially bad, or people wouldn't be buying their cameras > > in droves for professional use. > > Pentax AF may be a tad more accurate, but it is certainly less fast than the > > present crop of higher performace Canons, which, in many situations where AF > > is beneficial, negates the advantage of AF. > > > > Accuracy of AF with non or slow moving subjects does not necessarily > > translate into better focusing performance with fast moving subjects. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > Note this is Canon's low-end AF. Their higher-end units (like on the > 1-series) are truly world-class.
And If I remember correctly isn't that (Canon 1Dxxx) what Wendy is using? (I'm assuming it was Wendy you were originally refering to Bill) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
