Mudozvon From Russia, joined Nov 1999, 88 posts, RR: 1 Posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1463 times:
Hi,
I'm too close to be confident that manual focus provides better results than autofocus.
While static shot is not an issue, I'd like to know about the moving things shooting.
My question to those who is in manual mode for years: how do you pan a plane and focusing at the same time? Any hints or advices? What is the percentage of mistakes you have?
Staffan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1448 times:
I always shoot manual, since my camera is too slow on autofocusing. What I do, is I set the focus to unlimited and hope the a/c isn't too cloose, usually it works, sometimes it doesn't...
EGGD From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 12426 posts, RR: 40 Reply 2, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1433 times:
I always use Manual too, but that means i end up underexposing because i am too busy focusing.
Staffan - do you find that its hard to get the Green light when you manual focus? I get stuck on two red arrows pointing at each other (which is very hard to tell which way to twist ).
Cfalk From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1418 times:
EGGD,
What you are talking about is finding the "hyperfocal". At a particular f/stop and focal length, there is an exact setting which will give you an in-focus depth of field from X to infinity. These hyperfocal settings used to be marked on manual-focus push-pull type zooms, as well as fixed focal length lenses, but with the advent of autofocus and twist-type zooms, such markings have virtually disappeared.
Staffan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1396 times:
Jan, don't missunderstand me, but my camera is very old and it rarely manages to lock the AF on anything, sometimes not even on a static object.
Therefore I sometimes don't even get a green dot, that tells the a/c is in focus, no matter how much I try to focus it, so I just have to rely on what I see through the viewfinder to tell if it's focused or not, and of course I don't take a photo if it's out of focus, but if it looks good to me and the camera tells me something different, what should I do??
LGB Photos From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1392 times:
I always use auto focus with my cameras and have never had a problem. The only time I use manual is on an all white airplane with no colors or titles etc.
Jan Mogren From Sweden, joined Dec 2000, 2043 posts, RR: 52 Reply 9, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1386 times:
After reading your description of that camera, I guess I would rather trust the ol eyes, just like you.
Sorry, I had no idea. Please accept my condolences.
/JM
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