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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 15:16:03 +0800
From: Albert <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Manual focus, motor sports question
OK,
>Since you boyz do motor sports, I had a question. My friend >(Minolta bigot)
>said specifically the reason he moved to an >AF was because he couldn't catch
>the action (nobody can >allegedly) with a manual focus.
You're friend is wrong...he just doesn't have the requisite skills.
>From the pics I see, the action looks just fine. Also, he >said the shutter
>speed on the OM's were too slow to not >get a blur. I don't see a single blur
>in that Mazda shot.
The Mazda shot is a beautiful example of a "head on" shot...Mike V. was very
likely was not panning, but using the difficult-to-master skill (especially so
as they are closing on you FAST!) of "predictive shutter release" to get the
car just as it "pops" into focus. Bear in mind with a long telephoto and the
lack of depth of field, that's a VERY narrow window. That's what makes it such
an impressive shot with a manual focus lens. It would be less impressive from
that point of view if an image-stabilized ultrasonic motored predictive focus
eye control lens and camera had been used.
>So >is it really that hard to do "action shots" with a manual >focus??
>Albert
It's entirely possible to take action shots with manual focus lenses....but it
does take skill and a lot of practice.
Check out Mike Veglia's site at www.motorsportvisions.com to get some excellent
examples.
-Stephen Scharf
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