Why doesn\'t anyone make Manual Focus camera anymore....like in film days...
Its economy of scale. If Canon came out with a 24 MP manual focus camera with great focusing accuracy for $800 less than the AF version then guys like Paul (Cogitech) would have a \"happy ending\" moment. But he would be in the minority. AF rules and AF is here to stay. Its all built in the lenses anyway.
I noticed two similar threads about the merits of manual focus on the Canon and Alt forums of this site. The response trend could not have been more different. The Canon fanboys poo-pooed manual focus in general while the Alt kids extolled the virtues and zen like communion of the craft. But as passionate as the Alt crowd may be their numbers are tiny when compared to the masses who use AF.
I for one have a lot of Canon lenses and alt glass. Generally I focus all of them with manual focus. I used to shoot professional polo with a manual focus 400/2.8 lens so I am not unfamiliar with the practice.
Still, I would definitely be interested in a cheaper manual focus option if the focus was accurate enough. It should be noticed that all the video that these DSLR\'s produce are with manual focus or auto focus that is preset. You cannot use AF while recording video. You also cannot use the viewfinder while recording video as Live View has to be on.
Why doesn\'t anyone make Manual Focus camera anymore....like in film days...
Its economy of scale. If Canon came out with a 24 MP manual focus camera with great focusing accuracy for $800 less than the AF version then guys like Paul (Cogitech) would have a \"happy ending\" moment. But he would be in the minority. AF rules and AF is here to stay. Its all built in to the lenses anyway.
I noticed two similar threads about the merits of manual focus on the Canon and Alt forums of this site. The response trend could not have been more different. The Canon fanboys poo-pooed manual focus in general while the Alt kids extolled the virtues and zen like communion of the craft. But as passionate as the Alt crowd may be their numbers are tiny when compared to the masses who use AF.
I for one have a lot of Canon lenses and alt glass. Generally I focus all of them with manual focus. I used to shoot professional polo with a manual focus 400/2.8 lens so I am not unfamiliar with the practice.
Still, I would definitely be interested in a cheaper manual focus option if the focus was accurate enough. It should be noticed that all the video that these DSLR\'s produce are with manual focus or auto focus that is preset. You cannot use AF while recording video. You also cannot use the viewfinder while recording video as Live View has to be on.
Sep 02, 2009 at 04:16 PM
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