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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: EOS Elan 7E AF assist light and pros using MF
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> >As for pros using MF, two recent books, Bird >photography by
> Arthur Morris and John Shaw's Nature >Photography Field Guide ...
> point out that AF is >extremely useful (and accurate) when
> photographing >moving subjects, such as birds and mammals.
>
> AF is accurate and fast in sports shooting, but try shooting
> birds or mammals with tall grass or a fence between the AF point
> and the subject and it becomes worthless (and ECF just isn't fast
> enough for moving animals in these situation.) I know that having
> grass or wire fencing in the frame is not ideal but sometimes it
> can't be avoided. For those times make mine MF and hyperfocal shooting.
I agree that the m/f capabilities of a/f SLRs are important and that they
need to be improved. This includes better manual adjustment, sharper
focusing screen, perhaps a split image rangefinder spot and so on. Weaker
m/f capability is one of the prices you pay for autofocus.
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Gerry Palo
Denver, Colorado
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