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From: "Ken Norton"
> >
>> Well, just to be contrary, that ain't necessarily so. My D3 is set to
>> shoot on release. I focus with the AF-ON button. There is no delay
>> between punching the shutter and capturing the image. I also can
>> manual focus. There's no DOF gauge, but I can still hit the hyperfocal
>> pretty accurately by picking something the right distance, setting
>> focus, and then forgetting it. Now if you want to talk about the
>> amount of time it takes to actually raise that 5-pound brick to the
>> eye, that's something else. <g>
>>
>
> I don't dispute that in the least. I tend to operate the E-1 in a similar
> manner. But I ask the question: Can you manually adjust aperture and/or
> focus without looking at the camera? The answer with most of our pro-level
> DSLRs is "yes", but with caveats.
>
> I'm not saying that one is better than the other, what I'm saying is that
> they are different than each other and encourage the photographer to
> utilize
> the features and strengths of a given system. But unfortunately those
> features and strengths do alter how and what you are photographing.
>
I agree with you, the type of shots we take will pay a very important part
on how you use your camera and what you expecting from it, portrait, party
and landscape are very different stuffs.
C.H.Ling
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