Comments interspersed Shel
> [Original Message] > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis > A *few* comments here: > > - For most things in life, 90% of the problems come from 10% of the > situations. [Oh shit, I know what this will end up...] > > - The AF works in *most* circumstances. It fails where your eye might > fail too, and in that case you can at least hold at an angle; what > will you do with MF? I can't recall recent problems focusing with MF cameras. > Moreover, with compatible flashes, (OK, within > a reasonable distance) it autofocuses in *extreme* lack of light. Don't use flash. > Have you tried to MF a 5.6 lens? How well do you focus your M75-150 > at 150 (particularly with a split finder)? What's a 5.6 lens? I've never used anything that slow. The M75~150 wasn't too much of a problem to focus, but in all honesty, I disliked that lens so much for reasons other than focusing, I rarely used it, and finally got around to selling it. It may be that, had I used it more (only used it a few times), I'd have something more concrete to say about it. > > - With the -5n you can most times point and snap the shutter; forget > focus. And that's as it should be, indeed! > > - You can always MF with an AF camera. You don't have to adapt > anything to this camera; even the shutter speed is where you like it > (and of course lacks bloody half-stops as a result; look at the pain > we suffer for you :-)))))) What do you maen by the camera lacking 1/2 stops? No need to suffer apin for me. Just take two aspirin, drink plenty of fluids, and call me in the morning ;-))) > > Put our comments behind and try it in real situations Shel, you will > like this camera. Of course I'm going to use it in real situations, once the auto focus lens arrives. My comments are based on what others on the list are telling me, and all have the "if" qualifier attached. > > > What has been interesting for me is that the more automated a cameras has > > become, the more information it provides and the more features it offers, > > the more it gets in the way of my seeing and photographing the scene. The > > simpler, older cameras, that provide no information in the finder, and > > essentially mind their own business, are, for more, easier tools to > > operate. > Simple to achieve all of that on the -5n; all VF info is *out* of the > way. And it winds and brackets on its own. Do you mean to say that after I snap a pic the camera will wind to the next frame automatically? If so, can that feature be turned off? I'd like the option of winding on to be my decision. As for bracketing, well, that's the main (and, in fact, the only reason) I initially wanted to borrow it. > > > Maybe others need or want to rely more upon the modes and features and > > computers in their cameras, but if I have to work to overcome the > > limitations of certain features in order to use them, what's the point of > > having them in the first place? > > How do you shoot the Sony? Mostly in aperture priority or manual mode. But regardless, I never said I really liked the way the Sony worked in a lot of situations. It was purchased mainly for snaps and eBay, and I knew from the beginning it was going to be worthless in many situations that I like to photograph. > > > off the feature and shoot manually. And if I'm gonna do that, why bother > > with an auto focus camera in the first place. > > I have answered this above. Add the fact that metering has evolved > over the years; if you want to benefit from that you need a newer > camera. I know better than mention flash to you :-) For the most part (not always and not in all situations) I don't use in camera metering, certainly not set on automatic anyway. However, I've not really tried out the new meters - the ones with multi segments or whatever they're called. Maybe they're OK. As for flash, well, you mentioned it above. Thanks for all your comments, Kostas.
