At 11:19 PM 1/19/2010, [email protected] wrote: >> While I haven't actually tried it, I presume that manual focus is like >> manual zoom -- overshoot, >overshoot, overshoot, or if there is a speed >> control on the motor, approach the setting very slowly. > > Manual focus can be achieved through, as the word says, manually >altering the focus, bypassing normal motor control over the lens.
On many cameras, "manual" focus seems to mean merely "not autofocus". I.e., no camera sensor determines when the camera is focused. But you still have to use the motor to move the lens elements. There is no way to just twist the lens to change the focus. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
