Hi Peter,
I've found (and have since, come to accept) the same thing about the
ZX5N. But I've taken it a little further, and tested it with every lens I
own. It's surprising, but it's actually consistently quite accurate with
some and consistently poor with others.
Thanks,
Ed
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From: "Peter Spiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 8:43 PM
Subject: My autofocus tests on the MZ-5n
>
> I have recently conducted some "autofocus error" tests with my MZ-5n, in
the
> spirit of Herbert Keppler's piece on this subject. Perhaps not
> surprisingly, the errors can be appreciable. It is clear that for maximum
> sharpness, especially at close distances and wide apertures, manual
> focussing should be used. On the positive side, I found that the
viewfinder
> on the MZ-5n is just as good for manual focussing as those on the older
> manual focus cameras. Therefore, it gives the advantage of autofocus
where
> speed is important, but does not prevent accurate manual focussing.
>
> I have written up my comments in more detail at
> http://ca.geocities.com/spirope/focussin.htm, if you are interested.
>
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