I pretty much only us AF when I can't focus manually fast enough (not very often). Seems that the type of inaccuracy we are hearing about probably most affects sports/wildlife shooters who are far away from the action - otherwise, why not use manual focus?
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, December 8, 2003, 8:54:17 AM, you wrote: WR> ----- Original Message ----- WR> From: "Th. Stach" WR> Subject: Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link) >> you're drawing your conclusion based on your sample only. >> To me, it's an obvious quality-control problem. >> >> So please don't tell us, focusing problems with *istD are exaggerated, >> in fact they're worse than you might think! >> But it obviously differs from sample to sample - bet happy to have >> caught a lucky one ;-) WR> Around here, we have a rather derisive name for auto focus. WR> Auto f*ck-up. WR> It's not limited to Pentax equipment, all the manufacturers seem to have AF WR> accuracy issues. WR> OTOH, it's not a something I have much use for, and I tend to not use it. WR> I learned to depend on my eye, not a machine for focusing, and I never made WR> the transition to depending on the camera for focusing. WR> William Robb
