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From: san@peora.UUCP (Sanjay Tikku)
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Subject: Re: Compact 35mm Autofocus Camera query
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Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 09:45:09 EST
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> Since the question of whether auto-focus is desirable or not has been
> raised -- I haven't used AF, but my brother refuses to use one again.
> It's too slow for action shots -- by the time it has focussed and the
> shutter opens, the "picture" is gone.  And when shooting through closed
> windows and the like, it focusses on the glass instead of the subject.
> -- 
> Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug

 I must respond to Doug for the above advise. I disagree with it 100%.
 I have used Nikon's L35AF with no complaints. Since, it focusses on the
 subject in the center one should attempt to keep the subject there in
 times when depth of field is small. With good depth of field it is not
 critical at all. As far as the slowness is concerned, it is simply an
 incorrect statement when generalized to all AF cameras. The Cannon's AF
 ( I can't recall the model # but it is the equivalent of Nikon's L35AF)
 takes 6 snaps a second and all you got to do is to keep the click button
 pressed. For taking photographs through glass, well that's easy, all you
 got to do is to lock focus on a distant object and then take the photo
 through glass. I have had no problems till now. The AF cameras are good in
 normal daylight conditions. The difference starts showing up ( say with
 Minolta's X700) when light conditions are poor or when the frame contains
 subjects with extremely high contrast.

 I personally believe that getting a good picture requires skill on the
 photographer's part and his/her understanding of various fundamentals of
 photography. I have seen people spoiling films while using them in
 Minolta X700. Now is that a bad camera.

 In my opinion, AF cameras are very good for people who do not want to
 bother about turning knobs and checking settings. It still requires a
 basic knowledge of photographing.



		Sanjay Tikku
		Perkin-Elmer,SDC, Orlando
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