At 12:04 AM 13/03/2004, you wrote:
>Garth,
>
>The camera was focusing on whatever is closest.
Er, I'm absolutely sure that it was *not* doing that. It looked more like
it was searching for the greatest-contrast point within the larger focusing
area.
> This is typical
>of all multipoint autofocus cameras. However, unlike most 5 or
>7 point arrays, the A1 has a bunch of them. More like the
>EOS-3.
That's neat.
[snip]
>The moment you turn the focus ring the display lets you know the
>distance in meters. Now this is a major design flaw. I would
>have liked to have feet. I know, get over it.
Meters works fine for me. In fact, I think meters work fine for everyone
except folks in America and Liberia. ;-)
Are you sure there's no menu item to change it to feet?
[snip]
>I took the battery pack off tonight so I could take the camera
>with me to a restaurant for my wife's annual celebration of her
>39th birthday. It felt really awkward--half of my hand could [not]
>find a place to hold onto. (the camera, not my wife) The
>battery pack really is desirable, but it's so nice having the
>option to get rid of the bulk.
Having a small hand, I found the ergonomics of the A1 without the battery
pack to be quite acceptable. But the EVF-only viewing still gets under my
skin. Ah well, perhaps the E-2's coming soon...
Garth
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