Doesn't really surprise mw. Both the MZ-S and the 645N have very accurate AF. It is even great for those instances common Nikon/Canon wisdom says AF is no good, like close to 1:1 macro of moving subjects.
P�l ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 11:21 PM Subject: Pentax 645N II gets high marks for AF accuracy in _Nippon Camera_ > I have a friend who sometimes updates me about interesting contents in > Japanese photography magazines, and recently he reported this item from > _Nippon Camera_: > > >>> > The test report on the Pentax 645N II had one especially interesting > nugget--the AF test with both the new 33-55 FA zoom and the 75 FA was right > on the money--on the 33 setting of the zoom it was off just a bit on a few > frames, but well within open-aperture DOF, and on the 55 setting of the > zoom and with the standard 75, the test result for the entire roll just > flatlined *exactly* on the target distance. This is a rare achievement on > the Nippon Camera test--there's almost always substantially more slop in the > results, even with high-end cameras... > <<< > > I think it's interesting that the 645N II does well, but it's also > interesting that the Japanese camera magazines actually test AF accuracy. > I'm not aware of a single American or British magazine that does this. > > --Mike > > > > Mike Johnston > ________ > > See my weekly online column about photography at either of these two > locations: > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sunday1.shtml > > http://www.steves-digicams.com/smp/smp_index.html > > Also, check out my new monthly column in the English _Black & White > Photography_ magazine! >
