At 12:06 AM 9/1/03, Albert wrote:
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..
Cherish this ability while you're still young! It does get a little more
difficult with age, even if everything is corrected to 20/20 in the viewfinder.
BUT.. The RF's focus a lot more accurately IMHO..
Yes they can provided there's sufficient RF base (distance between
viewfinder and RF window). Shouldn't be a problem with a properly designed
MF rig. My Contax IIIa has one of the longer RF bases in 35mm format and
is exceedingly accurate. OTOH some of the 60's-70's vintage 35mm compacts
have a short RF base and it's not as quick/easy.
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.
Almost added this before; yes the RF's in general are quieter. An SLR can
be deafening during wedding ceremonies in cavernous stone cathedrals with
slate floors and no cushions on the hardwood pews. I can only imagine what
a motorized Wunderziegel must sound like, especially when it hits end of
roll and rewinds!
Other pros include the viewfinder not blacking out making follow-through
with panning easier. There is one aspect of the SLR viewfinder blackout
that is handy . . . at least in knowing afterward . . . if the "decisive
moment was visible in the viewfinder, it wasn't photographed . . . not that
it does anything about turning back time to do it again, but at least
there's no wondering about it until the film is developed and there may be
an opportunity to execute a "plan B" to compensate for it.
-- John
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