On 20 Apr 2001, at 20:57, Eduardo Carone Costa Júnior wrote:
> Hi,
> What you wrote is absolutely correct. However, I believe you're missing the
> point. I can't remember clearly if the AF system hunted or not before
> locking on a subject, but the AF motor of that camera --- that is not as
> strong as the PZ-1p's, as Todd mentioned earlier --- sounded like as if it
> were overloaded, I mean, as if the that lens --- plus teleconverter --- were
> too heavy for it. I believe that cannot be caused by excessive hunting of
> the AF, but rather by a mechanical issue. If a AF motor is powerful enough,
> no matter if focus could not be obtained, it will hunt for a long time, but
> wouldn't sound overstressed. That's what I think about it, anyway.
I tested an MZ-50, Kenko MC7 AF 2X TC and slow Sigma AF zoom in a
shop the other day and found that adding the TC caused no reduction in the
AF speed and no disturbing noise from the body.
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
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