Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have found that I now use manual focus 100% of the time on my DSLR, > even though it has a reasonable AF system, and in fact is the first AF > camera I have come across. I just got fed up with letting the camera > decide what was in focus or not. (...) > In the > tv industry, broadcast quality cameras with autofocus are unheard of. > Manual every time. Even the aperture is left on manual.
That reminds me of my experience with the Canon XL1: it has seen just a take where the autofocus was active, and it was a mistake due to handling... (not to mention the bad behaviour of the autofocus in that take). I always use a handheld meter when we are filming. Gianfranco ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com