Thanks, Ian.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Ian Manners" <oice500@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Manual Focus vs AF
> Hi Jim,
>
>> In looking back at the snake photo that I posted yesterday, and
>> examining the image while recalling the difficulty in getting the ZD
>> 14-54, at 54mm, to grab a focus point, I am convinced that the
>> manual focus 55mm gives me a better chance of getting the proper
>> focus point. In this busy image, I think that the AF would never have
>> found the snake's eye as the focus point.
>> Anyone have experience in this area?
>
> I gave up on AF, a lot easier and quicker to set the E510 for manual
> focus, and I've been using the OM glass a lot more. I have always
> used a split focus screen in the E510 though, after I bought one for
> the E500 when I decided the Oly screen was useless.
>
> Though in saying that the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 I ordered finally
> showed up last week, and my limited usage so far tells me that having
> a much larger light gathering capacity makes a big difference to AF.
> So much faster than the Oly kit lens as well. I still prefer manual focus
> but the Oly digital lense's (and others I've seen) all have wimpy
> manual focus rings with no feed back. The Oly manual focus would
> have to be the worst I've seen so far, needs to be made a lot more
> positive as even that takes to long to focus. The Sigma's manual
> focus though still wimpy is a lot quicker in that you go through the
> entire focus range in about 1/3 a turn of the focus ring.
>
> For shots like yours though I would go straight to manual, as only you
> the photographer knows were you want the focus to be. Unless you
> want to spend the time moving the focus control from the shutter button
> to the AEL/AFL button on the back of the 510, I though of doing that
> but never got that far. Maybe I'm getting to old, I dont know but I simply
> prefer the control from using things such as this in manual or semi
> auto modes which still give me a fair bit of control.
>
> The number of friends I see with DSLR's and slightly out of focus shots
> is certainly on the increase, they dont seem to notice it themselves..
>
>> Here is the photo once more:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Green+Snake+23a.tif.html
>
> Love the green, certainly make the snake stand out.
>
> Also bought myself a FP-1 flash grip for the FL-50, got tired of the
> batteries in the FL-50 going flat so quickly, even with the batt
> compartment
> open so the batt's are not connected. Certainly makes a big difference !
>
> Might start using the FL-50 more now instead of the T45 or the T32 and T20
> combo I've been using (T20 straight ahead on the hot show, the T32 with
> Grip2 for bounce/shadow control).
>
> Cheers
> Ian Manners
> http://www.comkal.net/
>
> hen choosing between two evils, pick the one you haven't tried before
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