Re: Manual focus and proud of it (was:Re: On Manual and Auto Focus)
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have found that I now use manual focus 100% of the time on my DSLR, even though it has a reasonable AF system, and in fact is the first AF camera I have come across. I just got fed up with letting the camera decide what was in focus or not. (...) In the tv industry, broadcast quality cameras with autofocus are unheard of. Manual every time. Even the aperture is left on manual. That reminds me of my experience with the Canon XL1: it has seen just a take where the autofocus was active, and it was a mistake due to handling... (not to mention the bad behaviour of the autofocus in that take). I always use a handheld meter when we are filming. Gianfranco = __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
Re: Manual focus and proud of it (was:Re: On Manual and Auto Focus)
Cotty wrote: I just got fed up with letting the camera decide what was in focus or not. REPLY: Don't know about yours but on my camera I decide what I want in focus and the camera does it for me when I'm not able to do it with necessary precision myself. I use manual focus every time I'm able to do it myself precisely enough. Pål
Re: Manual focus and proud of it (was:Re: On Manual and Auto Focus)
Hold it right there, Bud, and step away from the focus ring! You do this (manual focus thing) for a living, day in day out. This is a highly developed skill that few people have. I think that this is a case where what works specifically for you, won't work the same way for most people. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have found that I now use manual focus 100% of the time on my DSLR, .In the tv industry, broadcast quality cameras with autofocus are unheard of. Manual every time. Even the aperture is left on manual. .02 British pence
