> Correct me if I'm wrong, ... Well, rather than focus on the part of the article that don't apply to EOS, you could try ... Why You Can't Rely on Autofocus "in-focus" Indicators when using Manual Focus Modes on AF:
Actually, an awful lot of the text discusses SLRs ... > I've never made a rigorous comparison between AF and MF with EF lenses, but > in most cases, AF seems to be as consistent (and much faster) than I can > get by eye. I'll concede, of course, that my eyes may not be what they > once were ... Well, if your eyes are gone then you are forced to use AF. As I said at the start - it matches exactly my own experimental findings. I suspect the real problem is if you *know* in advance that AF is more accurate - it must make it harder to suspect otherwise. The "accuracy of the focussing screen" issue will always be an issue. But for me the answer there is just to run a test roll (cheaper wirh digital) the day you get the camera to check. Focus on and (literally) just off a targef and check. If the word "accuracy" is the problem - lets settle on precision. With MF the focus "position" of the lens is almost exactly the same no matter how many times I repeat it. With AF the "position" has a marked random element. Averaged over hundreds of shots I guess it could truly be described as "accurate" whilst being haphazard ;o) * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
