On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 09:33 AM, Steve Desjardins wrote:
Let me mention a situation where I did have AF problems with the MZ-S.
Last night I was taking pictures of a swim meet. The pool area was dim
enough that I had to use my 50 at f1.4 to get 1/60 exposure time. (No
flashes allowed) There were a few shots when the camera would not fire
the shutter, since I had it on the AF-C setting. I figured that there
was no point in switching to AF-S since the shutter would fire but the
shot would be out of focus. I tried MF but I suspect that I'm going to
get out-of-focus shots. I realize that this is a terrible condition for
AF. Any suggestions for the future?
Pick your area to have in focus, then set your focus there and leave it. You can get more depth of field with a faster film or a longer exposure, so use a tripod or at least a monopod to help the camera steady at speeds lower than 1/60 and/or consider pushing your film or using faster film.
That's all I can think of, hope it helps.
Dan Scott
