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Originally Posted by Matt Green
Mike, interesting that you mention the older film slr's. Pre digital I onced possessed an old Praktica MTL3 and a selection of lenses, though from memory they had a much slower and gradual focus ring that allowed fine focus rather than the somewhat abrubt action of the kit lens that came with my Nikon!!
Matt
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Well I sometimes still use my old MF lenses, and a few more I've got since. Such as a 1930s Kodak Astigmat, a 600mm mirror (used sucessfully for motorsport), and various enlarger/bellows lenses.
For your intended subjects MF should be fine, though you may need to take a little longer focusing (this can be a good thing as it gives you more time to consider other aspects of the photo). The abrupt focus action is common to quite a few AF lenses, it allows them to focus quicker.
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Last edited by petrochemist; 28-10-11 at 17:41.
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