saying you don't want autofocus or you don't like it is not the same as saying it's no good. it's an old argument because there are a specific set of circumstances where MF will consistently outperform AF of any recent vintage, and that is a small percentage of the time. the rest of the time, AF is faster and at least as accurate within the limits of DOF. the article selects its data to support its argument and ignores the rest.
Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hagner, Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 18:07 Subject: RE: Bessaflex in M42 mount > 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.
