Originally posted by onlineflyer Thanks for organizing this, alamo5000. I hope a lot of forum members take up this challenge. I'm sure some will find manual focus to be much easier than anticipated. With a little practice, it might also become second nature. Having said that, I love manual focus.
You are very welcome! It's my pleasure. Honestly I have been thinking about this for a really long time. We get so many posts where people rely on AF so much to the point that it's become a crutch to them. I've seen people move off to other much more expensive systems only to discover that their photos still suck.
It's no different than buying the most expensive golf clubs you can find. It's no substitute for fundamentals.
I also think that particularly with Pentax and it's backward compatibility there are a lot of people who are missing out on something the brand prominently offers as a strength.
There is something to be said about getting back to the roots of photography. At the end of the day the people who embrace this challenge will probably wind up being better photographers on the other side.
Originally posted by swanlefitte A point for beginners to manual. This seems a good place to point out different lenses have different focus throw. You need to use each lens alot to get it down. A short throw and you might get close alot but miss. A long throw can make you not get focused before the shot is gone but when you get it you got it.
A long focus you turn a mm and move focus maybe a mm. A short focus you turn a mm and you might focus a meter off.
Thank you! This is definitely the right spirit of the contest. Share on!
Learning proper technique will help so much.