I mainly use my ZX5n and second my SFXn because they suit the kind of work
my job requires. While I love the SF, my ZX usually wins, especially since I
got the battery grip -- after using it a couple of times, I couldn't figure
out how I'd gotten along without it. :)) I still prefer manual focus when I
don't have to be in a hurry. I, too, still hold great affection for my
12-year-old, college-purchased K1000 (there's just something about that big,
nearly indestructible hunk of metal), although lately my husband has been
eyeing it for a batteryless camera ... And he can have it, too, if he buys
me a macro lens for my 645.
BTW, does anyone know where I can get filters for a Yashica D TLR?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Evan Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 9:11 AM
Subject: Autofocus use declining
> I almost hate to open up this can of
> worms again. But over the weekend my
> wife commented on how I almost never use
> my ZX-5n. She made me realize that in
> the last year my use of auto focus has
> declined sharply. As many of you
> eagerly await the MZ-S I find myself
> debating the purchase of more screwmount
> equipment or slowly growing my small
> Contax collection. As we all know this
> list is populated many who prefer MF but
> do any of you who own both AF and MF
> systems find yourself using one far more
> than the other. For me the choice to
> use MF wasn't necessarily a conscious
> one however there are a few key factors.
>
> 1. Feel- None of my AF gear feels as
> solid or a durable as my manual focus
> stuff.
>
> 2. Durability- I will and have taken my
> k1000 places no camera should go and
> it's never let me down.
>
> 3. Control- I'm a control freak, I
> admit it and before you can say use your
> AF gear in MF mode I can preemptively
> say it's not the same.
>
> 4. Nostalgia- The K1000 was my first
> camera I grew up using MF and it just
> feels more natural to me. Combine that
> with me being and old fashioned guy by
> nature and I gravitate toward the old
> way.
>
> So how about you?
>
> Evan Hanson
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> P.S. Bob Walkden, how is that Contax
> gear holding up my 159mm is very nice
> but I long for an RX or RTS.
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