Tapani Tarvainen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: >> There may be exceptions but I believe all USM lenses are supposed to have >> full time manual focus. > >That is not correct in general: only lenses with so-called "ring USM >motor" always have full-time manual focus, whereas those with "micro >USM motor" generally don't (the EF 50/1.4 being an exception, it has >FTM even though it only has micro-USM motor). >In particular most cheap zooms don't have FTM even when they're >labeled USM.
With a dedicated body holding a wide angle lens, FTM is not a necessity. It might be nice for some shooting styles like street photography, but if you'll be shooting travel or landscapes, you could live without it. Heck one could even do without AF completely like the old days :-) I think you should choose your lens based on the focal length you need and the quality of the glass. I also love my EF20-35 USM with FTM. My remaining film EOS is a 1000S. It's all plastic, very light, has only central focus point, but goes to 1/2000th and works like a champ. I think it was a Rebel S in the States. It even plays tunes. Lots less to go wrong too, than say an Elan II. And it's lighter than any other EOS body. -- Jim Davis Nature Photography http://jimdavis.oberro.com Replies in plain text only please! * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
