William Robb wrote:
I've had a couple of messages telling me I should really try one of the high
end Canons or Nikons to see what their AF can do.
There is no way in hell that any AF Pentax would have made that shot unless
it is one hell of a crop.
Yeah, but what about the Canons and Nikons
John Sessoms wrote:
Second, I hold the shutter release halfway down while following the
action, awaiting the critical moment to shoot. But allowing the camera
to select the autofocus point has not proved workable. The camera is
like as not to choose a point away from the action I'm trying
Doug Franklin wrote:
William Robb wrote:
I've had a couple of messages telling me I should really try one of the high
end Canons or Nikons to see what their AF can do.
There is no way in hell that any AF Pentax would have made that shot unless
it is one hell of a crop.
Yeah, but what
ann sanfedele escribió:
Well the ears fit - but not the high-pitched voice. That would be the
real bunny rabbit - Bugs.
But, although unfortunately I haven't had the pleasure to meet him in
person, I bet he moves fast, at least when cycling. So he meets two of
Cotty's requirements.
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Sendt: 28. december 2006 12:03
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Emne: Re: *istD AF
Nice shots. You have a very big DOF, which also helps
From:
Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
With the recent discussion in mind that the K10D AF isn't fast enough for
football and American football as we call it in the Netherlands, I wanted to
show a photograph I made of a hockeygame with my *istD on continues
autofocus, using the FA
From:
Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was never happy with the camera-selected AF point. How can it
possibly know my composition? I'm the 'pre-focus using center point
then compose type'.
I find for baseball selecting one of the AF points based on where I
think the action is going to be in the
Yes, I select an autofocus point as well. I usually know where the
main action will occur or where the head of the subject will be
placed. I shot a bunch of pics today of Grace running in the yard
with continuous autofocus and a focus point at the top of the frame
with the camera in a
Carlos Royo wrote:
Cotty escribió:
On 28/12/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'll bring a Nikon and my 70-200VR F2.8 for comparison.All of them
perform very fast with that lens.
Now we need something with tall ears, a high-pitched voice, that moves
very fast.
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Emne: Re: *istD AF
Taken from the *istD manual page 74:
The camera switches to predictive AF mode automatically when
2006 09:25
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Emne: RE: *istD AF
Yes, so it seems. Only in the PDF-manaul this is page 72.
So, what does it do, when the subject is fixed and YOU move the CAMERA?
It may work fine in theory. But in the real world, the images rarely turn
out sharp, if the subject
On 27/12/06, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed:
Heck - some Canons use 45 AF points (giving a different meaning to the word
predictive) as well as two separate micro processors especially dedicated
to the focusing system (This may be the reason why a lot of action shooters
are Canon users).
. december 2006 09:47
Til: pentax list
Emne: Re: *istD AF
On 27/12/06, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed:
Heck - some Canons use 45 AF points (giving a different meaning to the word
predictive) as well as two separate micro processors especially dedicated
to the focusing system (This may
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Emne: RE: *istD AF
Yes, so it seems. Only in the PDF-manaul this is page 72.
So, what does it do, when the subject
On 28/12/06, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed:
True, Cotty - my point exactly.
When the issue is the AF capability of the K10D - I guess it's fair to say,
that it does not represent a vast improvement as far as action shooting is
concerned.
This camera (or any Pentax camera for that matter)
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Emne: Re: *istD AF
Nice shots. You have a very big DOF, which also helps. I am shooting sports
with the programline for highest shutterspeed, so lowest DOF. With a lens
like mine at 150mm that is still f6.7, I am curious what the new f4 60-250mm
lens will give for results in actual use.
You
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Emne: Re: *istD AF
On 28/12/06, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed:
True, Cotty - my
: 28. desember 2006 13:04
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: RE: *istD AF
Frits wrote:
I wish the mail man would stop by and hand me my K10D.
I'm sure he will - if you order one :-)
I will be ordering mine some time in April - from Germany - TeKaDe or
whatever - hoping it's still available
- Original Message -
From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: *istD AF
True, Cotty - my point exactly.
When the issue is the AF capability of the K10D - I guess it's fair to
say,
that it does not represent a vast improvement as far as action shooting is
concerned.
This camera (or any
- Original Message -
From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: *istD AF
Yes, so it seems. Only in the PDF-manaul this is page 72.
So, what does it do, when the subject is fixed and YOU move the CAMERA?
It may work fine in theory. But in the real world, the images rarely turn
out sharp
William Robb wrote:
John Francis and Doug Franklin are shooting racing cars using
Pentax predictive AF, but I know that most field sports
photographers tend to use manual focus.
It's easy to get the shots you expect with manual focus, but, without
AF, it's very difficult to get the shot when
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:53 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: *istD AF
This is why the QuickShift focusing mount is so helpful. Its Canon
workalike ... full time manual
On 12/28/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been spending some time in my back yard taking pictures of my two
puppies cavorting in the snow. For the most part, I am getting in focus
pictures using continuous AF. It falls on it's face when my Belgian is
running right at me ang gets
Oh my God, you've cut off her ears...
Very nice shot, illustrates your point.
wendy beard wrote:
On 12/28/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been spending some time in my back yard taking pictures of my two
puppies cavorting in the snow. For the most part, I am getting in
We we're talking about dogs, not polar bears.
Tom C.
From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: *istD AF
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:30:13 -0500
On 12/28/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
On 28/12/06, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
I've been spending some time in my back yard taking pictures of my two
puppies cavorting in the snow. For the most part, I am getting in focus
pictures using continuous AF. It falls on it's face when my Belgian is
running right at me ang
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I'll bring the 70-200 2.8 so Bill can have a play at GFM. All we need
now is a few snarling dogs...
I'll bring a Nikon and my 70-200VR F2.8 for comparison.All of them
perform very fast with that lens.
Dave
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On 28/12/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'll bring a Nikon and my 70-200VR F2.8 for comparison.All of them
perform very fast with that lens.
Now we need something with tall ears, a high-pitched voice, that moves
very fast. Hwho am I thinking of?
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Cheers,
Cotty
Cotty escribió:
On 28/12/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'll bring a Nikon and my 70-200VR F2.8 for comparison.All of them
perform very fast with that lens.
Now we need something with tall ears, a high-pitched voice, that moves
very fast. Hwho am I thinking of?
Quoting Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Cotty escribió:
On 28/12/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'll bring a Nikon and my 70-200VR F2.8 for comparison.All of them
perform very fast with that lens.
Now we need something with tall ears, a high-pitched voice, that moves
very
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On 28/12/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'll bring a Nikon and my 70-200VR F2.8 for comparison.All of them
perform very fast with that lens.
Now we need something with tall ears, a high-pitched voice, that moves
very fast. Hwho am I
- Original Message -
From: wendy beard Subject: Re: *istD AF
Like this ;-)
http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/55471616
I've had a couple of messages telling me I should really try one of the high
end Canons or Nikons to see what their AF can do.
There is no way in hell that any
- Original Message -
From: Cotty Subject: Re: *istD AF
On 28/12/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'll bring a Nikon and my 70-200VR F2.8 for comparison.All of them
perform very fast with that lens.
Now we need something with tall ears, a high-pitched voice
Quoting William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
- Original Message -
From: wendy beard Subject: Re: *istD AF
Like this ;-)
http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/55471616
I've had a couple of messages telling me I should really try one of the high
end Canons or Nikons to see what
Frits Wüthrich wrote:
This sport is at least as fast as the other ones mentioned, but there
are not many photos that go wrong on focus with this combo as long as
there is enough light.
I agree. I don't have trouble with the *ist D AF tracking racecars,
either. I have the 100-300/4.5-5.6
Very nice photograph - in fact it's excellent!
This was not done with continous AF, was it? Well, at some distance any
photograph is always sharp. Only not necessarily where you wnat it to be.
In my experience the *istD AF/Continuos AF is not fast enough for anything
movuing faster than a walking
Oh my, field hockey. I was expecting ice hockey!
We had a famous football coach (american) here,
a son of Swedish immigrants who made Notre Dame
University into a football powerhouse in the '20's.
He was a protestant and the University was Roman Catholic.
Football came under criticism as too
Take a look at:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~wuthrich/foto/IMGP4879.jpg
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Very nice photo, Fritz.
You may find that the K10D autofocuses better in low light.
Joe
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Emne: Re: *istD AF
Take a look at:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~wuthrich/foto/IMGP4879.jpg
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Very nice photo, Fritz.
You may
Great action catch! It can only get better with the 10D.
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: *istD AF
With the recent discussion in mind that the K10D AF isn't fast enough for
football and American football as we call it in the
On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 10:05:49AM -0500, Doug Franklin wrote:
Frits W?thrich wrote:
I leave choosing the autofocus point up to the camera.
I don't because with the race cars, I often have to manage the DOF by
intentionally biasing the focus point to compensate for the shutter's
lock
On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 04:47:49PM +0100, Jens Bladt wrote:
Very nice photograph - in fact it's excellent!
This was not done with continous AF, was it? Well, at some distance any
photograph is always sharp. Only not necessarily where you wnat it to be.
In my experience the *istD AF/Continuos
Subject: Re: *istD AF
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:08:18 -0500
On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 10:05:49AM -0500, Doug Franklin wrote:
Frits W?thrich wrote:
I leave choosing the autofocus point up to the camera.
I don't because with the race cars, I often have to manage the DOF by
intentionally
- Original Message -
From: Tom C Subject: Re: *istD AF
I was never happy with the camera-selected AF point. How can it possibly
know my composition? I'm the 'pre-focus using center point then compose
type'.
I'd have to go back to the manual to confirm this, but I recall that camera
This is why the QuickShift focusing mount is so helpful. Its Canon
workalike ... full time manual focus ... is one of the details that I
miss most moving to the Pentax system. With both of them, you let the
camera focus as well as it can, then just tweak the focus that little
increment to
On Wednesday 27 December 2006 16:47, Jens Bladt wrote:
Very nice photograph - in fact it's excellent!
This was not done with continous AF, was it? Well, at some distance any
photograph is always sharp. Only not necessarily where you wnat it to be.
In my experience the *istD AF/Continuos AF is
.
From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: *istD AF
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:08:18 -0500
On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 10:05:49AM -0500, Doug Franklin wrote:
Frits W?thrich wrote:
I leave
On Dec 27, 2006, at 12:44 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Tom C Subject: Re: *istD AF
I was never happy with the camera-selected AF point. How can it
possibly
know my composition? I'm the 'pre-focus using center point then
compose
type'.
I'd have to go
Subject: Re: *istD AF
This is why the QuickShift focusing mount is so helpful. Its Canon
workalike ... full time manual focus ... is one of the details that I
miss most moving to the Pentax system. With both of them, you let the
camera focus as well as it can, then just tweak the focus
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Emne: Re: *istD AF
On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 04:47:49PM +0100, Jens Bladt wrote:
Very nice photograph - in fact it's
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Emne: Re: *istD AF
On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 04:47:49PM +0100
On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 02:44:59PM -0600, William Robb wrote:
I'd have to go back to the manual to confirm this, but I recall that camera
selected AF is the AF point that reads closest to the camera.
I don't believe there is anything in the manual that describes
the algorithm. It certainly
.
Regards
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Emne: Re: *istD AF
On Wednesday 27 December 2006 16:47, Jens Bladt wrote:
Very nice
Pentax K/M type lenses.
jco
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of
Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:53 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: *istD AF
This is why the QuickShift focusing mount is so helpful
- Original Message -
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: *istD AF
I was never happy with the camera-selected AF point. How can it
possibly
know my composition? I'm the 'pre-focus using center point then
compose
type'.
I'd have to go back to the manual to confirm this, but I
-
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Emne: Re: *istD AF
On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 04:47:49PM +0100, Jens Bladt wrote:
Very nice photograph - in fact it's excellent!
This was not done
Heck - some Canons use 45 AF points (giving a different meaning to the word
predictive) as well as two separate micro processors especially dedicated
to the focusing system (This may be the reason why a lot of action shooters
are Canon users).
Pentax does not aim to compete with this at all. If
Excellent shot, Frits!
I used the *ist-D for shooting high school swim meets using the
continuous AF setting. Like you I usually let the camera pick the AF
point. Not every shot came out and I had to learn a few tricks - like
focusing on the water in front of a fast butterfly swimmer coming
Jens Bladt wrote:
I seem to have read that FPS of the K10D is a tiny bit faster than the D.
Write speed is faster and the buffer is larger.
But the AF system has not changed. It's still SAFOX VIII.
Your shot is excellent. But IMO it's more an exception than a rule about
how the D perform
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Emne: Re: *istD AF
On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 04:47:49PM +0100, Jens Bladt wrote:
Very nice photograph - in fact it's
Well...
Canons don't always get what you exåect. I danish guy wrote this at
Photo.net:
Can anybody help. I have just been to Miami to shoot for a danish magazine
and around all my photos (90%) is out of focus ? i use a EOS 1Ds camara and
with EF 24-70 L USM - EF 100 USM macro and a 70-200 L USM
On 17/1/05, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed:
Well...
Canons don't always get what you exåect. I danish guy wrote this at
Photo.net:
Can anybody help. I have just been to Miami to shoot for a danish magazine
and around all my photos (90%) is out of focus ? i use a EOS 1Ds camara and
with
On 17/1/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
T answer his question: Yes, there's is a difference. Due to the grater
enlargement (crop factor) the shutter speed necessary to freeze movent
must be divided by the crop factor: If i.e. a 250mm is used: 1/250 divided
by i.e. 1.5 = 1/375 sec.
90%
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 17/1/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
T answer his question: Yes, there's is a difference. Due to the grater
enlargement (crop factor) the shutter speed necessary to freeze movent
must be divided by the crop factor: If i.e. a 250mm is used: 1/250 divided
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005, Cotty wrote:
Well cut the fellow a little slack, Cotty. Perhaps he just isn't too
bright. After all, he *is* a Canon user. ;-)
ARGHH
Point taken LOL
I thought Jens shoots Pentax! ;-)))
Kostas
I thought Jens shoots Pentax! ;-)))
better shoot with Pentax than being shot by Canon ;-)
Bedo.
On 17/1/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 17/1/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
T answer his question: Yes, there's is a difference. Due to the grater
enlargement (crop factor) the shutter speed necessary to freeze movent
must be divided by
- Original Message -
From: Cotty
Subject: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens
comments)
I mean for crying out loud, it's a 1Ds - there *is no crop factor*
involved - it's a full frame camera. What planet do these people
come from ?
Uranus.
Or if not ur's, somebody's
- From: Cotty
Subject: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
I mean for crying out loud, it's a 1Ds - there *is no crop factor*
involved - it's a full frame camera. What planet do these people come
from ?
Uranus.
Or if not ur's, somebody's.
This allows me to bring
Emne: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
On 17/1/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 17/1/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
T answer his question: Yes, there's is a difference. Due to the grater
enlargement (crop
. januar 2005 10:24
Til: pentax list
Emne: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
On 17/1/05, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed:
Well...
Canons don't always get what you exåect. I danish guy wrote this at
Photo.net:
Can anybody help. I have just been to Miami to shoot
I don't know the 1Ds. But, I believe 95% of all digies are less than full
frame.
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Sendt: 17. januar 2005 12:48
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Emne: Re: *istD AF performance
does.
Herb...
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From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 2:01 AM
Subject: RE: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
I agree.
But my point was that there's no locking on to the subject. It's
Herb Chong wrote:
the 1Ds does lock on a subject and track its motion provided that it
stays under any one of the focus points. it will track a moving bird
or football player provided that you aim the camera roughly aimed
correctly. no Pentax camera does this well enough to really useful,
but
On 17/1/05, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed:
I agree, Cotty. He probably had the camera choose the wrong focus points
most of the time. Furthermore 1/250 sec. is perhaps a bit on the slow side.
Yes but for what focal length? and at what ISO?? And what was the
condition of the
Didn't Contax make one too?
Jens Bladt
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Sendt: 17. januar 2005 22:42
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Emne: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens
If we knew, could we send them back?
Cotty wrote:
On 17/1/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
T answer his question: Yes, there's is a difference. Due to the grater
enlargement (crop factor) the shutter speed necessary to freeze movent
must be divided by the crop factor: If i.e. a 250mm is
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Emne: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
On 17/1/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
T answer his question: Yes, there's is a difference. Due to the grater
enlargement (crop factor) the shutter
Oooh, good one!
Mark Roberts wrote:
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 17/1/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
T answer his question: Yes, there's is a difference. Due to the grater
enlargement (crop factor) the shutter speed necessary to freeze movent
must be divided by the crop
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Emne: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
Just the Canon, and the Kodak semi twins, (c/n), are full frame as far
as I can recall.
Jens Bladt wrote:
I don't know the 1Ds. But, I believe 95% of all
. januar 2005 02:46
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
You're right and a good example of why Pentax abandoned marketing the
MZ-D or whatever it would have been called.
Jens Bladt wrote:
Didn't Contax make one too?
Jens Bladt
mailto
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Emne: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
tracking and locking are the same thing in most manufacturer's literature.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED
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Emne: RE: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
Yes. ...what they all will say, in order to sell. Don't believe everything
you read in an ad!
I guess tracking describes the currently available AF functions better than
locking.
What they mean by locking is simply
On 16/1/05, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed:
I handled one of the very first five Canon D1's, when they first came to
Europe (2001?) at a Canon presentation in Cork, Ireland. It had 45 focus
points. The viewfinder was totally covered with focus points - they lit up
like the neon lights of
I wouldn't be sure the D1 would focus/refocus at the same object every time!
Jens Bladt
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Fra: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 16. januar 2005 14:22
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this is the reason for my original comments. i know the 1D can do this. i've
seen the photographic results.
Herb
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every time isn't the issue. 90% is good enough to make not using it when
available stupid.
Herb...
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every time isn't the issue. 90% is good enough to make not using it when
available stupid.
Herb...
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From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED
, January 14, 2005 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
Herb Chong wrote:
you obviously haven't done any lately then. even the *istD locks onto
flying
birds. and it's one of the slowest out there nowadays at continuous AF.
That's not the same as locking on.
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Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
But _as Jens said_ it is not the same as locking on in weaponry, which
is an active system compared to autofocus. Not the correct
terminology, I know
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Sendt: 16. januar 2005 00:04
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Emne: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
the Nikon and Canon cameras can track an object wandering across the FOV
once it has acquired focus once
tracking and locking are the same thing in most manufacturer's literature.
Herb
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Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 6:43 PM
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In any case, I suspect Jens is saying that locking on in (autofocus)
photography is not the same as locking on using guided weaponry. In
other words, the weaponry will stay
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Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 3:49 PM
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Herb Chong wrote:
you obviously haven't done any lately then. even the *istD locks onto
flying
birds
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From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:19 AM
Subject: RE: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
Cameras cannot lock on to anything. Like an electronic weapon system in an
F18-Hornet. I wish it could. It can
Subject: Re: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
In any case, I suspect Jens is saying that locking on in (autofocus)
photography is not the same as locking on using guided weaponry. In
other words, the weaponry will stay locked on to its target unless
drastic
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Subject: RE: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
Cameras cannot lock on to anything. Like an electronic weapon system in an
F18-Hornet. I wish it could. It can only focus on a subject/distance. Then
perhaps refocus
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From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:19 AM
Subject: RE: *istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)
Cameras cannot lock on to anything. Like an electronic weapon system in an
F18-Hornet
On 2005-01-11, at 00:47, John Coyle wrote:
My experience with the AF of the MZ-S and the *istD tells me that the
MZ-S is far better than the digital, with any of the lens I have used
on both cameras. I find the MZ-S very quick and accurate, and able to
AF in very dim conditions and low
Boy, you have me confused. I have shot a lot of weddings, and I don't
recall action shots being a part of it. If you can't focus follow someone
walking down the aisle, then perhaps you might consider that action.
I never use AF for weddings.
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Best regards,
Bruce
Tuesday, January 11, 2005,
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