John Young
Senior Member
I got myself a manual lens for my camera for £25 so had a little play, its will take practice to get good at using it but here are some shots I took with it
They look pretty good to me John
It was nice having those little microprisms in the old film cameras that helped with the focusing, for sure. My old eyes fight to do it at times with the basic focusing screen, especially when I'm hoping to grab something before it scurries away, so I compensate with aperture settings that help me fudge, but I've still got a crutch for my auto-focus.
Thanks a lot, I am no wildlife photographer that's for sure and getting a sharp photo quickly with manual is not easy. I used to use manual focus all the time years back but you quickly get used to auto focus
Yeah you could be right, I might try the depth of field preview next time....
But you know what as I said to my wife there is something 'nice' and relaxing about using manual focus. I am not sure if its because you have to go a lot slower but I really felt relaxed when using it... does that sound daft ?