Hi Nathan,
I guess we all find that "horses for courses" is true with photo equipment
as well as sporting events.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 3:51 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Manual Focus vs AF
> Hi Jim,
>
> I find that I am getting a higher percentage of correctly focused
> (i.e. focused where I intend) shots with my Leica M8 than I do with
> the E3. On the other hand, the autofocus on the E3 lets me take
> pictures of situations (especially sports) where rangefinder manual
> focus simply is not the right tool.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
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> On May 9, 2009, at 8:22 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>
>> Here is the photo once more:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Green+Snake+23a.tif.html
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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