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From: Samuel Morales <dolphans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: Point well taken , By the way Bijorn is here in town playing a
Tournament
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tobias Andersson <tox1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 5:33 AM
>Subject: Re: [OM] Re: I think if you took a poll of Olympus User's most
>would agree
>
>Tobias , point well taken on the Auto-focus. By the way , Bijorn Borg is in
>town competing with the like of Jimmy Connors and Mats. The Zweeds
produced
>some great ones.
>
>I am just one person and one opinion. When competing in sports photography
>there is one handicap when shooting manual , there is also the advantages
>also , like pre-focusing. (I call it guessing , others call it
anticipating
>the shot.)
>
>If you use a 50mm lens when shoting sports then there is no difference.
The
>problem gets trickier when shooting the super-telephoto's 250mm and longer
>and filling the frame. The faster the shutter speed the better to lessen
>camera shake. If you have low light it would be nice to have an Olympus
>body that had a flash sync @ 250th of a second and fill it with flash.
Yeah
>sometimes you can freeze at 1/60th , but you get the ghosting appearance
off
>the ambient light. Also , you lose a little sharpness due to camera shake
>and shooting @ 1/60th with a Super Telephoto. For typical standard shots
>there is no difference between auto versus manual.
>
>Someone made reference to the fact to go out and buy Canon or Nikon , well
>your looking at $5,000.00 at least for a nice system. I just want to see
an
>Olympus auto-focus that was compact and allow to still use the OM mount
>manual lens. Perhaps one day I will sell my set-up and switch , but it's
>hard to let go. If you know what I mean.
>
>Sam...
>
>
>>Samuel Morales wrote the following:
>>
>>>I think if you took a poll of most Olympus Users , I said most would
like
>>>to see Olympus come out with a PRO - AUTO focus. Yes I said PRO-Auto
>>>focus.
>>
>>Just thought I'd open my mouth and say what I think.
>>
>>I belong to the group that have no special desire for auto-focus. I have
>>been using a Nikon F-401s for a period in my life, and that was not a very
>>nice acquaintence. I missed probably one of the best pictures of my life,
>>due to the AF. The little sucker just didn't want to fire. I can still see
>>the picture in the viewfinder. :-(
>>Ok it's not a PRO-AF, but it had me dislinking AF.
>>
>>The only time I'd like AF is when shooting people in messy party
situations
>>and in poorly lit conditions. Otherwise I'm fine with my Zuikos and my two
>>quality-houses.
>>
>>If I had AF there would be much more electronics that could break. I was
>out
>>shooting a motor event a month ago, and I dropped my OM-2s from 1½ metres
>>down on to the ground. He didn't complain or anything. Just kept shooting.
>>An AF? Well I heard of a N*k*n F4 user that dropped his camera. It costed
>>USD1200 to get it fixed.
>>
>>If Olympus would start making a pro-AF camera, I would have to start
buying
>>a whole set of new lenses. Rather costly. There wouldn't be any used to
>buy.
>>
>>I'm proud beeing able to get the pictures I want - without wonder-AF.
>>
>>That's my oppinion
>>Tobias Andersson
>>Sweden.
>>
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