I'm all for improvement of anything. But having said that I still recall using my first auto focus lens. It was December 2007 and it was my new Pentax 16-45 lens with my new K10D. All I could say back then was WOW !!
I have been a shutterbug (how's that for an old phrase) since 1968 and throughout all those years from '68 to 2007 had only ever used a manual focus system. On medium format, rangefinder, SLR, etc.
I still love AF, even those systems that hunt a bit too much, get confused looking for focus points and of course some super telephoto zoom lenses, that have difficulty making the adjustment from close up at the low end of their range....to focusing at the far end of their range.....right now.
So to me, any improvement in AF is good of course....but having had so much experience without AF....just using my hand and eye to get good focus....even basic, electronically 'primitive' AF is wonderful, to me.
However by what I've read over the years, Pentax seems to be behind Canonikon in terms of AF....so this Ricoh patent if it works well may raise the standards of Pentax AF.
But having said that, I'm more that happy with my AF on my K10D, Km and K-5 bodies. No complaints here.
Les
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Originally posted by Rupert Looking back 10 years at all the advances in technology, it's going to be exciting to see what's ahead for the next 10 years! Will we even recognize today's cameras in 10 years?
Regards!
Quite right Rupert.
I share your excitement for the future. I think since digital has come into it's own over the past decade or so, Photography has been in a golden age. I can hardly wait to see what's next.
Les
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