Many of my shots are still life or macros, so I use MF a lot. I actually keep a A50 1.5 lens on the camera since I life the feel of the AF better. I do use AF for moving targets, however, since it does better than I do. I always use only the central sensor for most stuff, although I will actually choose off-center points for composition reason. For example, I'll pick a "rule of thirds" point fro bird shots so I can get fast focus and not have to center everything.
I've always wanted to try a camera with a really high end AF system, like the 1D Mark II or the D2H. I suspect that it may be a whole different experience. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/30/2004 8:36:37 PM >>> On 30 Jun 2004 at 18:30, Joseph Tainter wrote: > Low light autofocus on the *ist D sucks. It just sucks. For me, this is > perhaps its most disappointing quality. I say this based on extensive > use of the supposedly "antiquated" autofocus on the PZ-1p, which is far > superior in low light. With the *ist D, I will just focus manually if > the light is low. > > I use only the central autofocus point so I can control what the camera > focuses on. I would estimate that I've employed AF for less than 2% of the images I've made with the *ist D and then only using the central focus spot. I find AF sucks generally (and I do own a few fast AF lenses). So what percentage of shots do you shoot in AF mode and what AF modes if any? Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
