You have to speak for your own preferences and (probably) vision. The
Canon autofocus is much faster and much more accurate than me doing
manual focus using the 5D viewfinder... even using fast lenses with the
special MF EF-s focusing screen. The focus confirmation chip works for
MF lenses but using it is slow.
Now then, if the camera was on a tripod and I had a 5D II or III or 7D
with live view it might be a different thing. But I don't. And OM
bodies are a non-starter for me except for the OM-4 with built-in
diopter adjustment. Trouble is I don't have any love of film. Too much
trouble and I don't see any magic color there as you seem to do.
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/27/2013 11:14 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> I think you and most others had decided well before the E-M5 that the 5D
>> with legacy lenses was a non-starter. I don't disagree in the sense that I
>> recognize fully that it isn't as convenient or fast. I do have my E system
>> stuff for that. I just enjoy shooting my old film lenses from time to time
>> and find it no worse an experience using the 5D to do it than OM bodies.
>
> Chuck and Moose both have expressed the "logical thinking " aspect to
> Canon-OM hybrid shooting. From a logical thinking perspective, I would
> agree that it's a clutz method and doesn't make any sense since you
> can get native EOS mount lenses that auto-focus, provide conveniences
> and so forth. Both individuals have since been migrating on to smaller
> cameras because of the conveniences they offer. Applying the same
> logical thinking, it only makes sense to totally dump all vestiges of
> Canon and the OM system.
>
> One hazard to any form of automation advance is that you become
> dependent upon it. Sure, I CAN use manual focus any time I want. But I
> don't WANT to use it. The missed shots because you've become a slave
> to the camera doesn't matter because logical thinking says that you
> miss a lot of shots or opportunities anyway, so what's one more?
>
> Over the past year, I would be very conservative in stating that less
> than 5% of my photos were taken with auto-focus. Less than 20% where I
> wasn't directly involved in the exposure calculations. Granted, I'm an
> overachiever and have all sorts of compensation techniques to overcome
> the weaknesses of the cameras, but no worse than shooting any
> medium-format camera I've ever owned.
>
> I've been using the EOS-7D a lot this year. I REALLY like that camera.
> But even with the latest/greatest lenses, the camera really doesn't
> hit focus or exposure any better than me.
>
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