I find the 6 point autofocus on the MZ-S annoying at times... but very useful at others. I sometimes like carrying my camera over my shoulder and just let the camera autofocus and shoot, so I can get some candid street shots... Granted they always don't come out perfect or the camera decides to focus on something irrelevant... but considering the number of shots I've tried with having the camera slung over my shoulder and me not looking through the viewfinder... the MZ-S has fared well.
That's one thing I couldn't do with my PZ-1p with it's one focus point. Check out this picture... I shot it without even looking through the viewfinder... I sorta like it. But hey, that's my opinion... http://home.attbi.com/~gbovino/pics/street-riders.JPG Gabe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pat White Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 2:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MZ-S Focus Select in use is a moot point. Actually, I find focus point selection to be very useful when shooting portraits. I select the second point from the right, which lines up nicely with the subject's eye, rather than having auto focus point selection locking on the nearest spot in the frame, often the elbow. This makes your shooting a one-step process (frame and shoot), rather than two-step (lock focus, re-frame and shoot). Also, it's easy to forget to lock focus in a busy session, so one more chance for error is eliminated at the start. For more general shooting, I just leave the selector on auto. Pat White - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
