On 15/04/2013 8:19 AM, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 16 April 2013 00:08, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote:
I found that surprising as well. My DA* 50-135 focuses fine with the modeling
lights of my strobes, but I generally focus manually for studio work. Why not?
Manual focus might be OK in a fairly relaxed environment ie no rush
and a single model but watching pros at work in studio where there are
multiple models and clothing changes I would say AF is pretty much
mandatory. If AF is reliable (and the top end Canon and Nikon DSLRs
appear to be) it just takes away another unknown and reduces the
overall shot to shot time per pose.
I found with the stock screens, manual focus with studio lights was an
absolute bear, and in order to ensure good focus I had to be stopped
down quite far to account for DOF errors on the screen. With the Katz
Eye screen I was able to do a lot better, but it really annoys me that I
have to spend an extra couple of hundred dollars on accessories to give
me a working camera when my co workers cameras cost more or less the
same and work just fine out of the box.
If I was willing to shoot everything at f/11 I wouldn't have a problem,
but I prefer shooting a bit wider than that to try to knock the
backgrounds out of focus a little bit.
bill
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