Moose wrote:
>>Which is why I wonder what makes people "corner"
>>themselves by buying cameras that won't allow them to focus
manually...
>>
> I swore I wouldn't reply to this thread again, but I am weak
> and you keep saying things like "won't allow them to focus manually".
>
> THAT SIMPLY ISN'T TRUE!
No fair enough: it's a bold overstatement! But I think we can fairly
safely say from the discussions here that they are far more difficult to
focus manually, perhaps to such an extent that one probably would never
bother.
> Also, I am not in the least "cornered", as I still have an (over)full
> complement of OM bodies and lenses.
That's a fair comment, but it assumes the retention of the old MF gear.
The fact that you don't want to part with it says a heck of a lot to me.
> In fact, I consider myself less cornered, as I now have a tool which
> I can do things the OMs cannot, just as they do some things better
than the DSLR.
One could argue that almost every single camera adds something since
most are slightly different.
And I appreciate your comment: provided one is happy with very limited
manual focussing capabilities, the advantages of digital (& AF, for that
matter) may overwhelm the desire for MF, either generally (if one is
switching to it completely), or in certain circumstances (if one is able
to keep old MF equipment as well).
Personally, I am very keen on the idea of digital, but I'm not prepared
to sacrifice usable MF.
> In your one, brief, encounter with a 300D, you mentioned that
> the horrible, plasticky lens might not have even been a Can*n
> lens. Have you considered the possibility that you are judging
> the camera body, and all other DSLRs, based on a piece of junk
> lens that may not focus properly on any body?
Again, a fair point. But (apart from the feel of the lens) my gripe was
with the lack of appropriate focussing screen to aid manual focussing.
Regards,
Simon
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