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Brackish
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Scott Brooks
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Re: [Brackish] Auto focus [In reply to] Can't Post

Actually, I only know of a handful of people that say they use manual focus. The general concensus seems to be that the quality of the lenses these days are pretty darned good. Granted, their are some lens that focus faster than others, but overall, auto focus is great.
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Natty
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Jul 9, 2005, 12:50 PM

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I would definately say mosty auto focus as it allows me to photograph very quickly and lends itself so well to PJ style...as Sparks says the glass is so good now. Although I find myself manual in low light sometimes - that can be trickly but all in all auto is the way to go :)

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Scott Brooks
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Which camera are you using? Most of the Canon lens seem to do quite well. I have a Sigma 70-200 and while it's a good lens, I think it might be a tad slower than the Canon equivilent.
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Brackish
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JesseR
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Jul 11, 2005, 1:00 AM

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Re: [Brackish] Auto focus [In reply to] Can't Post

Glass is rated as Fast when it has a wide Aperture. The standard for fast is f2.8 in the zooms. You can buy primes (Single focal length) in the 1.4's, however you pay for it. The big white Canon L's are between a constant F4 and a fast F2.8.

Example of cost:

Canon 70-200 F4 L ~ $590
Canon 70-200 F2.8 L ~ $1300

The more light the camera sensor sees the faster it can focus, therefore, making it "FAST". If you chose a canon camera, the Tamron 28-75 f2.8 will set you back about $500 but is well worth it. For a 50mm Prime you can get F1.8 $70 and F1.4 for $299.

Most "Pros" will use anything a constant F4, however, many won't touch anything less then a f2.8.

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garycox
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Jul 11, 2005, 8:50 AM

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It depends on what you define as "pro"? Of the three people I personally know, one uses manual and the other two automatic. The person using manual also sets fstops and the like manually and uses a light meter.

It depends on the camera. One of the persons I know uses a Nikon (don't know the model) and looking at their photo's that they posed on the web for the bride and groom to order from they had many out of focus shots (I wouldn't even post them!). The other person uses a Canon 10D and from what I've seen they are all in focus. Both use automatic.

My Canon 20D we've shot multiple test shots at the past few weddings, the last one over 200 pictures, only a couple were out of focus using automatic settings and that was because it focus on the wrong object, you have to watch the focus points. It does a better job focusing that I ever could looking through the viewfinder and besides often there isn't time to focus.

I've heard of some higher end cameras which track your eye movement in the view finder to determine what you want the camera to focus on!

With the canon lenses I've been getting the ones with the image stabalizer in it to help also, why do something manually when an automatic process can do an equal or better job?

... Gary


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Jul 13, 2005, 8:21 AM

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It depends on what you define as "pro"? Of the three people I personally know, one uses manual and the other two automatic. The person using manual also sets fstops and the like manually and uses a light meter.

It depends on the camera. One of the persons I know uses a Nikon (don't know the model) and looking at their photo's that they posed on the web for the bride and groom to order from they had many out of focus shots (I wouldn't even post them!). The other person uses a Canon 10D and from what I've seen they are all in focus. Both use automatic.

My Canon 20D we've shot multiple test shots at the past few weddings, the last one over 200 pictures, only a couple were out of focus using automatic settings and that was because it focus on the wrong object, you have to watch the focus points. It does a better job focusing that I ever could looking through the viewfinder and besides often there isn't time to focus.

I've heard of some higher end cameras which track your eye movement in the view finder to determine what you want the camera to focus on!

With the canon lenses I've been getting the ones with the image stabalizer in it to help also, why do something manually when an automatic process can do an equal or better job?

... Gary


Most photogs I know using the canon 20d for wedding use only the center focus point. They aim it at whatever the want to be in focus, then frame and shoot.
Julie


raider
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Jul 14, 2005, 6:11 PM

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Re: [videochicke] Auto focus [In reply to] Can't Post

that's how I do when I'm shooting fast paced - mostly auto, a few manual - depends on the situation (time/effect/precision)

there's the option of picking your af point, but why do that - focus and frame like videochicke says
~Brent




mmm...smells digital - don't you just love that new camera smell?