> -----Original Message----- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Bruce said: > > I was a bit surprised at Cameron thinking he needed a > robocamera to > > take weddings with. I've shot quite a bunch of weddings and > robo > > camera features are not an issue. Lighting and quiet are > bigger > > issues. Big negatives are issues. 10 FPS and high speed AF > are not > > issues. If I even use my MZ-S I almost always turn off the AF > because > > I can compose better and focus fast enough without AF. > Chasing around > > sports stuff, then I leave the AF on. > > As I said a few days ago, I spent 12 or so years shooting > weddings with a pair of K-1000s and the 6x7.
I manually focus about 75% of the time, but find AF useful when it gets pretty dark. The assist beam is very useful. I also use it a bit for group shots and sometimes with wide angles. tv
