Winsor
Long Beach, CA
USA
On Aug 1, 2004, at 7:20 PM, W Shumaker wrote:
>
> II was not complaining about the E-1 auto-focus. Actually I was
> indirectly praising the E-1 viewfinder and complained that viewfinder
> performance in general is not something you can easily discern from a
> camera spec. I turn off the auto-focus assist in a blanket way fully
> knowing the limitations, and I have *no* complaints. I turn it on in
> cases were I needed the speed, but most of the time I can make due with
> manual focus tweaking because the E-1 viewfinder is a relatively good
> one - that is, I can see for myself what is in focus. Moose complained
> about the auto-focus hunting with the 50-200, and slower performance
> with low EV compared to other cameras, not me.
Sorry. Misunderstood what you were saying.
>
> My point was simply that all auto-focus algorithms have their limits
> such that being able to manual focus is important. It is the camera's
> choice of focus I need to see, through a good viewfinder, and over-ride
> when necessary, which has nothing to do with the auto-focus assist
> light. Examples: macro, a small bird through lots of branches, cases
> where I am anticipating focus at a certain point, focusing on the
> surface of the water rather than under it, focusing on water spray
> rather than the subject. etc. all cases where the auto-focus makes the
> wrong choice, not because the assist light is off. Whenever there are
> multiple good focus targets, the camera makes a choice and it might not
> be my choice.
>
> Wayne
>
I agree.
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