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How about a free-moving focus point controlled by the shutterbutton?



 
 
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Old August 27th 16, 12:34 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Eric Stevens
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Default How about a free-moving focus point controlled by the shutter button?

On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:04:51 -0400, PeterN
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On 8/24/2016 5:44 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , Eric Stevens
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In the old days, you turned a ring on the lens until the image looked in
focus.

fortunately, those days are *long* gone.


Fortunately, they are still here. Many of us who do macro work use MF.
There is a reason why lenses have focus rings and switches to change
from manual to auto focus.

completely missing the point.

Somebody is.


and it's now two.


Perhaps the person who claims to have made a point should restate it
clearly, so that the simpletons who missed it will understand.


That would be pointless.
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Old August 27th 16, 12:42 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
PeterN[_6_]
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Default How about a free-moving focus point controlled by the shutterbutton?

On 8/26/2016 7:34 PM, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:04:51 -0400, PeterN
wrote:

On 8/24/2016 5:44 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:


In the old days, you turned a ring on the lens until the image looked in
focus.

fortunately, those days are *long* gone.


Fortunately, they are still here. Many of us who do macro work use MF.
There is a reason why lenses have focus rings and switches to change
from manual to auto focus.

completely missing the point.

Somebody is.

and it's now two.


Perhaps the person who claims to have made a point should restate it
clearly, so that the simpletons who missed it will understand.


That would be pointless.


Be careful. In your anxiety to pun, you denigrated yourself.

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PeterN
 




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