Comments on: Do you need autofocus for moving objects

By: Mattias

Mattias — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:41:20 +0000

Thanks :)

By: Mark Forman

Mark Forman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:44:42 +0000

Loving your site. I am working on perfecting manual focus skills. I feel up for the challenge and am loving my successes. I also just picked up a Cosina lens with same specs as your Yashica. Getting comfortable with that too.

By: Mattias

Mattias — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:33:43 +0000

@Björn: Thanks for deep input! ;) I checked out your site, nice work and interesting read – keep it up.

@Ed: Totally true, however people seem to forget that. I’ve learned a lot from shooting manual with the EOS 350D. Before I didn’t fully understand the aperture for example, but now I can quote the “sunny 16″-rule ;)

By: Ed Rodgers

Ed Rodgers — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:37:22 +0000

What did people do before auto-focus? It doesn’t take some magical skill to shoot moving subjects with manual focus. Control your depth of field, pre-focus, done. Easy.

Although I don’t mind getting credit for my super-human skills: :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edrodgers731/2460073889

By: Björn

Björn — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:00:46 +0000

Skills can be admired. Technique is “just” evolution.

Everyone should master atleast one skill. Just to get a sense of the passion and work behind the development.

If I’m to get deep, it also teaches us the way to make life worth while. You can make anything and everything happen by making it a skill. And remember, it’s fun learning.. it’s important and it’s fucking beautiful!

“Live the life you love, love the life you live!” -unknown
“….and use manual lenses for gods sake.”