On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Arnold Stark wrote: > I would like to clarify: When trying to focus on a simple VERTICAL > line on a white wall, the centre sensors and 2 or 3 adjacent sensors > of the *ist were able to focus no matter whether I held the camera > horizontally or vertically. I do not know whether these sensors are > real cross sensors, but in thsi my test they offered the same > functionality like cross sensors. The sensors on the very left and on > the very right were able to focus only with one orientation, they > obviously are vertical sensors. > > This is not a rumour but the result of an experiment.
When I say "rumour," I'm referring to the fact that I've heard almost every number of cross-sensors from 3 to 11. As for functionality, a cross-sensor should be sensitive to both horizontal and vertical lines when the camera is held horizontally; did you test this? What you described could be achieved by a sensor that changes the direction of its alignment when held vertically (like the Maxxum 7 changes the alignment of its LCD info when held vertically). Hmmm... come to think of it, is this even possible? chris
