On 18/5/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >> But what on a still camera? I'm afraid I still want the manual focus on >> a camera like this. Maybe if they release an X100 version with >> interchangeable manual focus lenses (M mount? not gonna happen) then >> I'll look again.... > >The difference is that on a still camera, you do not do focus pulls. >You focus and make a single or sequence of exposures. A *good* focus >by wire system is perfectly fine for this, in my experience, where on >a video camera it makes doing the work impossible. The difference >between a manual focusing helicoid and a servo-helicoid lens for a >still camera simply means a different technique is used to adjust the >focus.
I guess what I am saying is that this different technique is not what I am looking for in photographic enjoyment. I have to actually enjoy the process of picture taking as well as enjoy the results ;) > >The focusing mechanism is not the reason why I found the X100 >underwhelming. :-) Understood. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- 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.
