markle wrote:
let\'s see.. I shoot products in regular basis, on a tripod, 1DsII and 85 1.2, 200 items average, 4 shots each and if I had to manual focus all the shots then I\'d move to another line of business
A lot of the people who shoot products shoot with T/S lenses or Medium Format, both of which are frequently manual focus.
markle wrote:
what kind of shots do you have in mind to use MF?
flowers?
People in downtown Chicago. Cats in a shelter. Ducks. Other fast moving objects, etc. It\'s not like I have an innate skill to shoot or track dynamic objects with a MF lens. It just takes a little practice and some patience and it\'s not particularly difficult either.
markle wrote:
us?
who\'s us?
the \"many\" thingy doesn\'t really work here as I assure you that many more use AF cameras, many many more than that \"many\" of yours
bbelieve me
A large quantity (probably the majority) of the people in the Alt glass forum shoot with manual focus lenses. A large quantity of medium format shooters use MF and anyone who shoots with large format uses manual focus.
Moreover, it\'s understandable that most people use AF. It\'s easier and doesn\'t require nearly the effort as manually focusing which makes it more accessible.
However, I\'m not sure what point you\'re trying to make. Just because MF isn\'t your cup of tea doesn\'t mean you have to disparage it. The same reasons are used time and again about MF. While AF is nice, it hinders your ability to compose, being stuck with the center point or cruddy outside points or having to spend a lot of money on a 1 series body hinders the ability to compose a shot with something in focus outside of the center of the frame.
On top of which, there\'s a sense of accomplishment that comes with manually focusing. AF on a DSLR is so easy, anyone can do it. You can point and mindlessly click until your card is full. With manual focus, you actually have to concentrate on what you\'re shooting. This concentration yields less pictures overall (unless you\'re machine gunning it), but probably increases the keepers dramatically. Also, when you focus on the focus (har har) and you\'re free to compose outside of the center of the frame, you feel as though you have a greater hand in the creation of these photographs.
Manually focusing has often caused me to slow down and make far more interesting photographs than I would have made otherwise with an AF lens.
markle wrote:
let\'s see.. I shoot products in regular basis, on a tripod, 1DsII and 85 1.2, 200 items average, 4 shots each and if I had to manual focus all the shots then I\'d move to another line of business
A lot of the people who shoot products shoot with T/S lenses or Medium Format, both of which are frequently manual focus.
markle wrote:what kind of shots do you have in mind to use MF?
flowers?
People in downtown Chicago. Cats in a shelter. Ducks. Other fast moving objects, etc.
markle wrote:
us?
who\'s us?
the \"many\" thingy doesn\'t really work here as I assure you that many more use AF cameras, many many more than that \"many\" of yours
bbelieve me
A large quantity (probably the majority) of the people in the Alt glass forum shoot with manual focus lenses. A large quantity of medium format shooters use MF and anyone who shoots with large format uses manual focus.
Moreover, it\'s understandable that most people use AF. It\'s easier and doesn\'t require nearly the effort as manually focusing which makes it more accessible.
However, I\'m not sure what point you\'re trying to make. Just because MF isn\'t your cup of tea doesn\'t mean you have to disparage it. The same reasons are used time and again about MF. While AF is nice, it hinders your ability to compose, being stuck with the center point or cruddy outside points or having to spend a lot of money on a 1 series body hinders the ability to compose a shot with something in focus outside of the center of the frame.
On top of which, there\'s a sense of accomplishment that comes with manually focusing. AF on a DSLR is so easy, anyone can do it. You can point and mindlessly click until your card is full. With manual focus, you actually have to concentrate on what you\'re shooting. This concentration yields less pictures overall (unless you\'re machine gunning it), but probably increases the keepers dramatically. Also, when you focus on the focus (har har) and you\'re free to compose outside of the center of the frame, you feel as though you have a greater hand in the creation of these photographs.
Manually focusing has often caused me to slow down and make far more interesting photographs than I would have made otherwise with an AF lens.
markle wrote:
let\'s see.. I shoot products in regular basis, on a tripod, 1DsII and 85 1.2, 200 items average, 4 shots each and if I had to manual focus all the shots then I\'d move to another line of business
A lot of the people who shoot products shoot with T/S lenses or Medium Format, both of which are frequently manual focus.
markle wrote:what kind of shots do you have in mind to use MF?
flowers?
People in downtown Chicago. Cats in a shelter. Ducks. Other fast moving objects, etc.
Feb 06, 2010 at 07:42 PM
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