Hi, Joel,
I'm probably missing something obvious, here, but why in the world would
they do something like that?
John P.
----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 12:35 PM
Subject: [OM] OT: Nikon AF and Grumpy (was OM2000 flash, etc.)
> I wonder whether Nikon AF is by intention close but not right on. About
> the time I left the Nikon list, there was a report that Nikon had
> deliberately designed the FE2, and perhaps other cameras, either to over-
> or under-focus ever-so-minutely. One owner said that he consistently
> focused and then (I think) backed off just a little and got slightly
better
> results. I consider this no better than a rumor, but it affected me to
the
> extent that I determined that I was not committed enough to Nikon and the
> FE2 to test to see whether the claim played out or not. I pretty much
> switched over completely to Oly sometime after that. I've always gotten
> better results with Oly than Nikon, but I've also improved my technique at
> the same time. I guess there might be a connection though. :)
>
> Joel Wilcox
> Iowa City, Iowa USA
>
> At 07:50 AM 4/21/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> >At 01:15 AM 4/21/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Ah yes- Grumpy. I hadn't read much of his writings, but I have seen
quite a
> >>few of this train pictures on alt.binaries.pictures.rail. As bitter as
he
> >is,
> >>he does know how to focus a camera. All of the pictures he has posted
have
> >>been sharp enough to cut yourself on. Pity that (as Craig Roberts said)
> he's
> >>into orange (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) locomotives. I would have
much
> >>preferred him to be into blue (Conrail) locomotives.
> >>Steve Goss, Dallas tx usa
> >>
> >Maybe, just maybe this guy has a right to be bitter. Imagine what he lost
> >"dumping" 2 F5 sets. He sounds like the type to spend some time with the
> >Nikon Dealer/Rep demanding assistance on what is wrong. Maybe he didn't
get
> >reasonable service and/or answers.
> >
> >His experiences with AF mirror mine. Had the use of a complete set of
> >Minolta gear(Maxxum 9000) for some 2 months. Very disappointed with AF
and
> >the Minolta lenses. Did some direct comparisons with my old OM1 & Zuikos
> >and quite frankly there was no comparison. Each to his own.
> >
> >Barry H
>
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