How very-not-mistaken you are, Bob.
I find AF a dissatisfying hit-and-miss affair, never really knowing what the
camera has chosen to focus on until it's too late. But I can only assume
that with your new steed you have a VF image which is big enough, bright
enough, and clear enough to permit MF work. I wish it were so for me
(indeed, I just last week found that the dioptric correction on the VF had
been dislodged, and was way off correct - but I *hardly noticed* because of
the small VF image).
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Bob Whitmire
Sent: 29 January 2008 13:59
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Most Modern Reminds of Time-Tested
Having just bought a camera which arguably has the most sophisticated
autofocus system currently available, I nevertheless am beginning to come to
a re-appreciation of manual focus. For the vast majority of my shots, manual
focus is actually more dependable than autofocus, but requires just a tad
more work. And even that's debatable. I look through the view finder. I use
the arrow pad to move the focus point where I want it. In the old days, I
just twisted the focus ring. Even today I can set focus to manual and just
twist the focus ring. True, it's a wimpy feel compared to the great lens
focus rings of old, but it works.
--snip
No, I'm not longing for the old days. At least I don't think I am.
What I'm longing for (I think) is a reminder that good shot discipline is
not obviated by technology, that the superior tools of the modern day, such
as top-of-the-line offerings from quality manufacturers such as Canon,
Olympus, Nikon, Pentax, etc., actually perform even better with the
application of common sense and patience, and an awareness of when to employ
the ground-breaking technology, and when to let it rest.
--Bob Whitmire
www.bwp33.com
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