This topic was raised a couple of weeks ago regarding a site which was
critical of AF cameras and lenses. Below is a repeat of my posting to that -
and it still hasn't been answered.
"According to the information , it would seem to be very difficult to get
really sharp images from autofocus cameras on either AF or M mode and
certainly not with IS. My question is : whence come all those excellent
images - seemingly pin - sharp - that I constantly see in magazines,
newspapers and books and on web galleries, many - if not the majority -
apparently taken by autofocus cameras, often in the hands of professional
photographers? "
I might add that most of then appear at least as sharp as those on any of
the Olympus web photo sites that I've seen - including ADTL. On web
galleries such as World Photo Gallery or Photocritique, the OM images do not
seem to me to be sharper to any degree at all than those of autofocus
cameras.
Alex Wilson
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sat Mar 25 06:39:05 2000
> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 22:22:29 -0500
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Going autofocus (Was 300mm 2.8 and things to come!!)
>
> No, you can't get the same manual performance
> from an AF camera that you can from a true manual. Only the most
> expensive pro cameras and lenses can come even close.
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