> Fra: Caveman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dag T wrote: > > > > The disadvantage of the existing concept of AF is that someone else > > decided what part of the picture should be in focus, and making it > > cumbersome to decide otherwise. Thatīs why I like to focus on the > > screen, while composing the picture. > > "Me too". I was discussing from the prespective that you want to buy > some *new* equipment. Like New in Box, with warranty and everything, and > you can carefully examine it in the shop and decide it has or not fungus > or scratches or tool marks or some other fine characteristics *before* > pulling out your wallet. Unless you can find some very special shop > stocking a large selection of Contax, Leica and Nikon manual focus > lenses (which would be a very rare event), you're stuck with buying AF > gear, and using it in mf/af mode, at your will.
That's why I've had a slowly growing "camera equipment account" for years. I've been planning on a change from Pentax to something with good manual focus lenses. The problem is that a Leica or Contax camera with the equivalent of 85 f/1.4, 50 f/1.4, 28 f/2.0, 20 f/2.8 and a good macro lens is still far out of reach. Maybe I'll by the *istD in stead :-) DagT
