Sorry guys ... I wasn\'t playing elitist or snob card ... just trying to give props to those who went before us as a point against the excuse that people give against MF.
As for the better teacher thing ... MF slows ME down and makes ME think more and makes ME see more ... thereby it teaches ME better. I understand that AF has its own learning curve ... and I have given credence to AF earlier. Just that there are certain things that AF can\'t / doesn\'t do.
While many people say just flip the switch from AF to MF, Cableaddict\'s point regarding the short throw and loose feel of the focusing ring is significant. The other thing that AF can\'t (or I don\'t know how) do is consistently control whether your desired point of focus is at the front or rear of your DOF.
I\'m not bashing AF & saying that MF is elitist, I\'m just saying that many people are minimizing the virtues & value of MF. It\'s not as simple as flipping a switch, like some would make it out to be.
As for the RAW vs. jpg, it wasn\'t a bash ... just another illustration of degree of control choices. Not any different than using an in camera reflective average weighted meter vs. a spot meter, vs. an incident meter. They are varying degrees of control. How much control you need for a given application can vary. Given the option, MF has the greatest amount of control.
Apologies, if anyone took this as elitist . . . I was just trying to present an analogy that MIGHT help someone understand a different perspective.
THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE MUCH BETTER THAN I IN ALL ASPECTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
Many are here, whom I respect & aspire to learn from, so please don\'t confuse a guy who is simply trying to give encouragement in the form of . . . \"it can be done with MF\" (even if it is more challenging at times) ... as being elitist.
Sorry guys ... I wasn\'t playing elitist or snob card ... just trying to give props to those who went before us as a point against the excuse that people give against MF.
As for the better teacher thing ... MF slows ME down and makes ME think more and makes ME see more ... thereby it teaches ME better. I understand that AF has its own learning curve ... and I have given credence to AF earlier. Just that there are certain things that AF can\'t / doesn\'t do.
While many people say just flip the switch from AF to MF, Cableaddict\'s point regarding the short throw and loose feel of the focusing ring is significant. The other thing that AF can\'t (or I don\'t know how) do is consistently control whether your desired point of focus is at the front or rear of your DOF.
I\'m not bashing AF & saying that MF is elitist, I\'m just saying that many people are minimizing the virtues & value of MF. It\'s not as simple as flipping a switch, like some would make it out to be.
As for the RAW vs. jpg, it wasn\'t a bash ... just another illustration of degree of control choices. Not any differnt than using an in camera reflective weighted meter vs. a spot meter, vs. an incident meter. They are varying degrees of control. How much control you need for a given application can vary. Given the option, MF has the greatest amount of control
Apologies, if anyone took this as elitist . . . I was just trying to present an analogy that MIGHT help someone understand a different perspective.
THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE MUCH BETTER THAN I IN ALL ASPECTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
Many are here, whom I respect & aspire to learn from, so please don\'t confuse a guy who is simply trying to give encouragement in the form of . . . \"it can be done with MF\" (even if it is more challenging at times) ... as being elitist.
Sorry guys ... I wasn\'t playing elitist or snob card ... just trying to give props to those who went before us as a point against the excuse that people give against MF.
As for the better teacher thing ... MF slows ME down and makes ME think more and makes ME see more ... thereby it teaches ME better. I understand that AF has its own learning curve ... and I have given credence to AF earlier. Just that there are certain things that AF can\'t / doesn\'t do.
While many people say just flip the switch from AF to MF, Cableaddict\'s point regarding the short throw and loose feel of the focusing ring is significant. The other thing that AF can\'t (or I don\'t know how) do is consistently control whether your desired point of focus is at the front or rear of your DOF.
I\'m not bashing AF & saying that MF is elitist, I\'m just saying that many people are minimizing the virtues & value of MF. It\'s not as simple as flipping a switch, like some would make it out to be.
As for the RAW vs. jpg, it wasn\'t a bash ... just another illustration of degree of control choices. Not any differnt than using an in camera reflective weighted meter vs. a spot meter, vs. an incident meter. They are varying degrees of control.
Apologies, if anyone took this as elitist . . .
THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE MUCH BETTER THAN I IN ALL ASPECTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY ! ! !
Sorry guys ... I wasn\'t playing elitist or snob card ... just trying to give props to those who went before us as a point against the excuse that people give against MF.
As for the better teacher thing ... MF slows ME down and makes ME think more and makes ME see more ... thereby it teaches ME better. I understand that AF has its own learning curve ... and I have given credence to AF earlier. Just that there are certain things that AF can\'t / doesn\'t do.
While many people say just flip the switch from AF to MF, Cableaddict\'s point regarding the short throw is significant. The other thing that AF can\'t (or I don\'t know how) do is consistently control whether your desired point of focus is at the front or rear of your DOF.
I\'m not bashing AF & saying that MF is elitist, I\'m just saying that many people are minimizing the virtues & value of MF. It\'s not as simple as flipping a switch, like some would make it out to be.
As for the RAW vs. jpg, it wasn\'t a bash ... just another illustration of degree of control choices. Not any differnt than using an in camera reflective weighted meter vs. a spot meter, vs. an incident meter. They are varying degrees of control.
Apologies, if anyone took this as elitist . . .
THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE MUCH BETTER THAN I IN ALL ASPECTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY ! ! !
Feb 09, 2010 at 05:22 PM
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