Hmmm, that's interesting. I didn't like the ergonomics of the Nikons I
handled so I didn't notice the AF. Canon EOS AF is pretty quick, but no
more so than the Olympus iS-series. In fact, the iS-series seem a bit
quicker and more certain to me. I've never tried the upper end Minoltas but
I absolutely detested the AF of the consumer grade SLRs I've tried. They
hunted worse than a deaf, blind dog with no sense of smell.
So, since Olympus is capable of turning out cameras with quick, precise
AF.... no, wait, I'm trying to make sense of this whole thing and we know
it's useless - as Dan Lau recently reminded me, in a kind and gentlemanly
manner - thanks, Dan. ;^)
But just humor me for a moment.
Everything electronic is getting smaller. Olympus has long been the master
of miniaturization. Okay, sure, their first foray into AF lenses for the
35mm SLR wasn't a great success, but .... we already know that everything
necessary for an AF lens can be squeezed into the lens itself. Only a
sensor is needed on the camera body. Surely it's possible to make a single
line of AF lenses interchangeable between film and digital SLRs. (Yes, I'm
ignoring that rubbish Olympus claims about film lenses being unsuitable for
CCDs.)
Aww, heck. I got so excited there for a moment my train of thought got
derailed....
Lex
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From: "Peter Luk" <peterks_luk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus Commitment to OM line
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 06:34:48 GMT
absolutely agree with your point,
even i use Nikon F80, the AF system still unacceptable!
Peter Luk
From: "C.H.Ling" <chling@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus Commitment to OM line
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:35:20 +0800
I think why most pro choose Canon is due to its faster AF speed, Nikon
is not as good and Minolta is just a joke. A lots of Nikon, Canon and
Minolta users here in local News group all agree with that.
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