Oh, I think with some forethought you could catch the whale on the FIRST
surface. Unless it surfaces way close to the boat, you can prefocus and
swing into action pretty quick. The problem with autofocus in these
situations is that you either have to use it, or are depending on it.
Earl
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>>FWIW, most folks used P&S 35mm cams prior to digital and shutter lag
>>is usually bad on those as well. I still own one of the exceptions --
>>a Contax T3. Also a Rollei 35S but that's hardly a P&S.
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>Yes, I use a 35RC with no shutter lag, but as you say, it is hardly a P&S.
>With a bit of pre-focus you could certainly catch the whale on his second
>surface, and I think I could do the same with the MJU. Even my MJU 2.8 P&S
>is much faster than the C5050 or typical current digital P&S, especially if
>the digital camera has gone to sleep, or needs to be turned on. And I think
>framing on LCD, which most I see seem to do, is slower, especially if it is
>an extra step to turn it on as well, as on the C5050.
>Anyways, it's just an opinion of mine, and I probably should have kept it to
>myself. Sorry about that, as we sure don't need another thread of digital
>versus film.
>Wayne
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