On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 10:17:27PM +0200, Gerhard May wrote: > Why do think european profi-photographer prefer MF-bodies till now? With > autofocus you will take some nice pics, with manual focus you can create a > picture. It's the big error that autofocus is a must for cameras, in > reality autofocus is less exact in metering and in many cases of picturing > it is even slower than manual focusing! > > gerhard
You know, just once it would be really nice if somebody could discuss a style of photography, or a technology, that differed from the one they chose for their own particular niche without being insultingly dismissive. Auto-focus is useful for a lot more than "taking some nice pics" - in some areas of photography it's the difference between an OK shot and a great one. It isn't for everybody. But neither is manual focus, no matter what the zealots would have you believe. Prophets of the one true way just show they are stuck in a limited rut.
