Yeah, I came fmo the world of Minolta, and one of my "inoltian" friends shoots with his Maxxum 7, so eventtially I played with one more then once. Their AF points layout is neat indeed, however the field coverage is still considerably narrower, then that of EOS-3/1V. What I particularly liked in regard of 7's AF is the positioning of the off-center sensors - theyr are 45 degrees inclined which helps locking onto both vertical and horizontal, as well as mixed patterns. Besides, 7's AF low-light snesitivity is way ahead of that of EOS-3/1V etc...but this is different story...
Alex --- Bob Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- "Sturgess, Jeff A Mr JMLFDC" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is it just me or do others feel the EOS focusing > > points are inadequate? I'd like to see them more > > spread out so I can compose using the rule of thirds > > without having to recompose after focusing and > > without having to use manual focus. > > To get back to the original subject... > > Yes, I wish the EOS focus points were more widely > distributed. I think the 45 point AF is over hyped. > Fewer points, more widely distributed, would be more > useful. (Of course, 45 points more widely distributed > would be even better.) Minolta seems to always be a > day late and a dollar short these days, but I really > like the focus point layout in the Maxxum (Dynax) 7. > Actually, I like a lot of things about the Maxxum 7. > If it used the EOS lens mount I would probably have > bought one <g>. This brochure has a diagram of the > focus point layout. Perhaps not quite at the "rule of > thirds" intersections, but pretty darn close: > > http://www.minoltaeurope.com/pe/pdfs/dynax_7_cat_e.pdf > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
