I guess one way to think of it, is that when you need AF, you REALLY need it. When you don't need AF, it becomes one's own style to use or not. Like Bruce, I have found my greatest need at 200mm+.
Bruce Friday, February 14, 2003, 10:25:33 AM, you wrote: BR> For me, it's long, fast lenses (wide open, or 1 stop down) with shallow BR> DOF, that I absolutely depend on AF. You can get burnt with group shots BR> (particularly with rows of people) with AF: you need to focus about 1/3 BR> way back into the group. BR> BR BR> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>I don't really have a recipe, gut generally: >> >>- When it gets dark, AF is close to useless. >>- I'm more prone to use AF with a wide angle than a telephoto >>- I often use AF for group shots >>- It's possible I've never used AF with the FA 85/1.4 >>- I use AF more often with the MZ-S than with the 645n >> >>I use AF maybe 15% of the time. I just don't think it's that fast or >>accurate, or maybe I just don't trust it. >> >>tv >> >> >> >> >> >>
