I think it is important to remember that, AF or MF, it's still an SLR. If you use AF and everything you want looks nice and sharp, then you won't do better with MF. I use MF for since I like to do macro, and like the MF feel of the A lenses. (I'm actually going to get the A50 2.8 macro as a "walking around macro lens). I think the ideal system would AF and then you could tweak it without a clutch, i.e., just tunr the ring. I think some systesm works like this.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

