Hi Herb: I really do not want to go into this old argument, but if you want to explore the subject you could start here:
http://medfmt.8k.com/third/af.html I simply made a comment that not everyone appreciates the autofocus technology. I also do have some personal experience indincating that MF is indeed preferable. By the way, many if not most recent autofocus SLR cameras (especially those in the lower price range) do not even give you the luxury of checking the accuracy of focus due to their poor quality viewfinders. - Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March 14, 2003 5:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bessaflex in M42 mount what objective proof do you have that the average owner focuses better with a Leica or any manual focus-only camera? with the rangefinder, you can't even tell what the camera focused on (as opposed to the rangefinder) until you develop the film. at least with an SLR, you can see whether the camera is focused on what you want, and even then, there is some doubt if the focusing screen isn't aligned correctly with the film plane. Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hagner, Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 17:05 Subject: RE: Bessaflex in M42 mount > Perhaps they are the only people in the business (other than Leica) > who recognize that autofocus technology is not all that accurate (or > desirable) and are unwilling to compromise their rather fine optics. > I personally like the built quality of their MF lenses. As for the > Bessaflex, it just might be a nice up to date body for some of the > finest old optics around. > > Cheers, - Andrew.
