AF is faster and more reliable than these 81-yr old eyes and fingers, when
tracking a moving subject. I have a number of M42 Takumars and Leica-R
lenses that work great for stationary subjects.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: The Elusive Buckeye
> >
>> I use the 35 Macro because it is Autofocus, and can focus down to almost
>> 1:1. I have longer lenses, but they are manual focus, and, with insects,
>> that just doesn't work, at least, not for me. I do have the Zuiko
>> Digital
>> 14-54 Ver.1, which I use sometimes for this type of image, but 54 vs 35
>> is
>> not much of a magnification.
>>
>
> Ah, I didn't understand that you were using autofocus. Never used such
> a thing myself so I don't think of it as being a factor.
>
> Chris
>
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