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Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks!! OT Nikon F5
From: Simon Lamb <s_lamb@compuserve.com>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 00:17:49 +0100
References: <20000514195957.3558.qmail@web1102.mail.yahoo.com>

Michael

snip:  There is no way any autofocus auto exposure
system will compensate fast enough to get GOOD
pictures

Hmmm.  Want to bet on that?

Simon

Michael Scarpitti wrote:

>
>
> --- Simon Lamb <s_lamb@compuserve.com> wrote:
> > Uwe
> >
> > OK, so that I can understand how non AF people
> > operate is fast action, what are
> > your (and the groups) opinion on this.
> >
> > You are tracking a lioness stalking a hers of
> > wildebeest and you know that you
> > are going to see a high speed hunt in action.
> > Suddenly the lioness accelerates
> > and gives chase, dodging this way and that as a
> > single young wildebeest tries to
> > evade capture.  The action is happening realtime and
> > sometimes the animals are
> > passing behind trees.
> >
> > Do you use your super SLR with predictive AF, focus
> > lock-on so that you don't
> > refocus when the action goes behind obstacles,
> > colour metering so you can forget
> > about exposures as they will be spot on and high
> > shutter speeds because you has
> > 400 film in the camera and don't have time to change
> > rolls.  You get 36 frames of
> > action captured in about 4 seconds, five seconds to
> > change to new film, and off
> > again.
> >
> > OR
> >
> > M6 or R8 rangefinder/manual focus camera with none
> > of the above.
> >
> > Now, don't shoot me down in flames.  As I have said,
> > my new M6 is great and I
> > love it but it is not the tool for the job IMHO for
> > the scenario above.  My F5
> > is.  So, as so many have said before, the picture
> > counts and I know what will
> > give me the best chance of getting it.
> >
> > I would be interested in finding out how others with
> > M6 or R8 would approach this
> > situation.  I know that many have said they were
> > sports action photogs before AF
> > existed, so I would be interested to learn of any
> > techniques that could work in
> > this type of scenario.
> >
> > Simon
> >
>
> Please. There is no way any autofocus auto exposure
> system will compensate fast enough to get GOOD
> pictures. I would not even use a motor, just my SL2
> with a 560 Telyt. Nail that bugger and get a few
> really good shots. You're not making a movie, for
> crying out loud!
>
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In reply to: Message from Michael Scarpitti <mikescarpitti@yahoo.com> (Re: [Leica] Thanks!! OT Nikon F5)