Mostly when I'm shooting candids, I'm working with a wide to wide-
normal field of view lens and find that focusing by zone works best.
Soon as I reach up into the portrait-tele range, however, the AF
proves to be quicker most of the time, particularly if the lens is
stopped down enough that minor inaccuracies are unimportant.
For critical focus, manual focusing is my choice in all circumstances.
Godfrey
On Aug 6, 2005, at 4:05 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
That's pretty much exactly where I've found it to be too slow ....
IMO, the benefits of auto focus come into play when shooting
candids and
you have to work quickly. I don't much like it otherwise. It too
often
focuses on the wrong damned thing.
