On 01/11/07, Steve Parrott, discombobulated, unleashed:

>My last two weddings I have noticed some slightly out of focus shots 
>for no reason that I could understand. Using flash, fast enough shutter 
>speed, it just made no sense to me. I use a 1Ds with 24 - 70L lens. 
>Well, in testing today to try to recreate the problem, I finally 
>realized what I have been doing. While adjusting the zoom ring with my 
>left hand, my index finger naturally rests on the bottom of the FOCUS 
>ring. While test shooting today I felt the slight turn of the ridged 
>focus ring with my index finger after the auto focus had already set. 
>So *I* have been causing the focus problem. It is almost impossible for 
>me to use the lens without my finger brushing against that damn focus 
>ring, but I will just have to train myself to STAY AWAY FROM IT. Sure 
>wish Canon would provide some type of lock to prevent accidental manual 
>adjustment of focus.

Ur, try manual focus?  ;-)

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Cheers,
  Cotty


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