Rich, I find that when I need to focus fast, the SLR's still do it
faster.. I was out focusing some of the auto-focus guys around me for a
few shots; I snap it into focus, I don't have to hunt, I know what
focused looks like, much more so than the AF systems do..
BUT.. The RF's focus a lot more accurately IMHO..
But I have to admit, the quietness of the RF's are much better for
street photography.. The M6's I hear (or don't hear) don't intrude on
the subject as much as my OM.
But for macros, SLR is king..
Albert
Richard F. Man wrote:
At 11:05 PM 8/31/2003 -0500, John A. Lind wrote:
At 06:16 PM 8/31/03, Richard F. Man wrote:
My main criteria are sharp pictures in hand held shooting in low
light wide apertures. I am happy with my decision. I just thought
that you should quantify why you want a MF before getting one.
An aside:
MF would not work well for this. The *fastest* MF lens that has ever
been made is the Sekor 80/1.9 for the Mamiya manual focus 645's and
it's still in production (same lens mount for decades). Everything
else starts at f/2.8 or slower. In addition, the lenses for 6x7 and
6x9 are slower than the comparable ones for 645 and 6x6.
...
I didn't say I bought a MF camera with my reasonings!! :-) As some of
you know, I bought a Le$ca M7...
and I know I should be get kicked out for saying this, but for the
purpose of my shooting styles, the M7 and its lens are "better" a
majority of the time. The Zuiko 50/2 and 90/2 are as good at 2.8 and up,
but not at 2, and I get at least one extra stop because of the lack of
mirror vibration. This is just for me though. I find that I still focus
faster w/ the SLR groundglass so the OM-4T get used for that, plus the
macros and telephoto.
// richard <http://www.imagecraft.com>
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