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

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