I mentioned my new ZX-L before, which I'm generally very happy with. And I mentioned the problem it sometimes has autofocusing on a face under indoor lighting.
For those interested or needing a point, I've discovered it looks for vertical lines. It has a problem with horizontal lines in general. Using the wide autofocus rather than spot autofocus gives it more image to seek vertical lines on. A tried focusing on the top of my black lamp against a brightly illuminated wall and it worked well if I turned the camera sideways to focus, and then I could use the focus lock to recompose. I suppose I could also try to focus on the edge of someone's face and then recenter the nose, but I haven't had a chance to try that. It still might not help much for spontaneous or action shots under less than ideal lighting. But I understand my equipment a little better now, and that can only help. I also wonder if a lens with a wider aperture would help, but I'm through spending money for a while. -- "A nice adaptation of conditions will make almost any hypothesis agree with the phenomena. This will please the imagination but does not advance our knowledge." -- J. Black, 1803.
