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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Sony E mount mirrorless with "Z-shift" sensor based AF! | |
That's right, autofocus with all your manual focus alt glass. Not confirmed yet, but strongly, strongly hinted on SAR, would be surprised if this turned out to be false.
Presumably you'll have to do the rough focussing by hand (especially with telephotos or lenses with floating elements), but once you're close you can let the camera do the rest. Should allow non-magnified MF operation with an electronic viewfinder, where you turn the focus ring 'till it looks right, then the camera quickly fine tunes the focus for you so you get dead on results with fast lenses. Obviously it's not for everybody and doesn't replace manual focus, but it's another tool in the photographer's arsenal, that you can take or leave.
I think it's pretty cool and would be ideal for street photography candids where you don't want to hang about, or for photographers with fading eyesight.
Edited on Sep 02, 2013 at 05:03 AM · View previous versions
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