Keith, The glass was a double thick insulated door wall. The metering was matrix. I was at the long end of the lens capability. I never thought about the issue of focusing thru glass, (I was more concerned with the image degradation due to the glass), but focus thru glass doesn't appear to be an issue with the Optio S. This was obviously not the equipment I would normally have used (MZ-S, *ist D etc), but the Optio at least let me record the event - the best red tail hawk image I have!
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PAW: A Christmas Visitor > Lemme ask a question, if I may... > You said you shot "thru the glass" of the door? (Or equivalent...) > I assume that means you let the camera do the focussing? > Spot meter sort of setting? > The S4 focuses by "TTL contrast detection." > I'm also assuming that this overrides the usual IR problem of getting a > focus thru window glass... Your thoughts? Yes, No? > While I've used my Optio S4 for some time, I have not yet had the > problem of having to focus thru glass. That's why I'm asking you... > > That has been a large bugaboo for me, with other cameras, and I was so > put off by that fact, I re-sold one almost brand new one, because it > would absolutely not respond to focussing on an image beyond the glass > 'barrier.' It had an infra-red focussing scheme... > > Anyhow... nice shot indeed. Good catch! > > keith whaley > > Kenneth Waller wrote: > > > You're right. But you have to make do with what's available. It probably > > would have only taken me a few minutes to unpack a camera, install a chosen > > lens, set exposure & focus and push the shutter release - by which time the > > hawk was gone. > > I would have gotten a nice photo, with the proper equipment, of an empty > > tree limb. > > The Optio was out & all I had to do was turn it on, aim & shoot. That hawk > > wasn't there but about 60 seconds. > > > > I've tried leaving equipment set up in front of the door wall, but I've > > never had the photo opportunity present itself on my back deck as happened > > in this instance. > > > > Thanks for your comments. > > > > Kenneth Waller > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 4:10 PM > > Subject: Re: PAW: A Christmas Visitor > > >>Kenneth Waller wrote on 12/28/2004, 3:56 PM: > >> > >> > Please check out > >> > > >> > http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html > > >>Not a bad shot considering the gear... why oh why didn't you grab a > >>long lens and the D and get a tight head-and-shoulders portrait of the > >>bird? ;-) > >> > >>-- > >>Christian > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > > > > > >
