I have good luck by standing where the camera will be, focus on my wife, ask
ther person to stand in the same spot, center us in the viewfinder and push
the button. I don't expect anyone these days to understand manual focus.
-Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Albert" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 1:13 AM
Subject: [OM] You look so blurry!
> OK, one of the questions I have for the list that is just so frustrating
> to me....
>
> I take sharp pics with my OM, and so I know it's not the camera; but
> when I go out with my gf, when she takes pics of me, or even worse, when
> strangers take pics of us... 100% blurry. I don't know, the manual
> focus thing has them licked for some reason. The concept of "is it in
> focus" confuses people.
>
> Is there a solution to this??
>
> I carry a P&S for them to use if I want a pic of two of us... My friend
> use to tell me "find a pro photographer to take a pic for you if you can
> find one" but hmmm... It seems most "weekend warrier" photographers
> have AF's and so none of the pics they take are in focus also. "real"
> Pro's don't come out to high tourist attractions on the weekends
> (that's how I know I"m not a pro heheheh)
>
> Thoughts? Personal experiences?
>
> Albert
>
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