In a message dated 9/14/98 8:40:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
petrush@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< Having never owned an AF camera, I was rather amazed at all the tiny
buttons
and switches on one I had a chance to handle recently. Afterward, I asked a
sampling of pro shooters how often they turned AF off. The replies
surprised me - for the majority of the dozen or so I asked, said it was
"most of the time". It seems they want the newest bodies and optical
technology, but AF itself is sort of something they accept but not really
use. I thought that odd. Now granted, the sample set was of hard-core
photojournalists specializing in motorsport, but I still think it's
(contractive form, not possessive <g>) a little counterintuitive. Why is AF
so totally dominant if so many turn it off in "normal" use?
I have to admit I was most pleased with my Olympus gear when some of them
noticed and commented how good it was to see an OM again.
John P >>
There was (is) a thread on this subject in rec.photo.equipment.35mm. The
opinions were by and large similar - most said they don't use autofocus that
often.
Paul Schings
Coventry, RI
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