I didn't realize that. Great. I've resisted up until now . . . ;-)
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/02/04 12:48PM >>> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Steve Desjardins wrote: > 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. That is how the clutch on the DA 16-45/4 works. You can leave the camera in auto focus and manual focus at any time. alex

