Do you shoot MF?

[Lorem]

I've been an auto focus guy since the first time i picked up a DSLR. Lately i've noticing myself constantly adjusting the focus point only to get aggravated with it somewhat delayed focus speed of my 5D/30D. I know that the 1D series are much better at tracking but what about going manual focus!?

Are you a manual focus guy/gal? if so what's your thinking!?

[Mario.]

Do you only golf with a 9 wood? :)

[Lorem]

Do you only golf with a 9 wood? :)

That one went right over my head. ouch! :o

[Mario.]

That one went right over my head. ouch! :o

The joke did? It basically means... use what is best for your situation - much like golf, you'll change your clubs for the shot you are trying to make. Same with photography. :)

[Glenn NK]

I've been an auto focus guy since the first time i picked up a DSLR. Lately i've noticing myself constantly adjusting the focus point only to get aggravated with it somewhat delayed focus speed of my 5D/30D. I know that the 1D series are much better at tracking but what about going manual focus!?

Are you a manual focus guy/gal? if so what's your thinking!?

I'm so old that my first SLR had a manual diaphragm - what's AF?;)

Yes, with closeups and macro, MF is vital if not quite useful.;)

Question: How does one use AF on landscapes - with a tripod?

I keep a bag full of clubs and they get used.

[lostdoggy]

Do you only golf with a 9 wood? :)

If you're good enough you can do it w/ a 7 Iron.

[pimpcain]

my gf got me shooting MF since she started on a film SLR in a college course that outlawed AF. with the exception of action photography i almost always use manual focus

[Woogie]

I feel like my eyes are really sharp. Sometimes, even sharper than some of the lenses out there. On important portrait work, I usually manual focus just because I trust my eye more than the lens. I don't want to risk having the lens slightly back focus or front focus.

[howzitboy]

for non moving, mf works great. for moving, af is only way to go unless u just pick a spot they will cross and fire when they reach it.

[ssim]

I too can remember using a camera with a manual diaphram. You use what you get used to. I will still manual focus many things, including moving subjects. I had to do it years ago and got good at it, it is a trait that you just don't forget all that easily. I am relying on AF more than MF but when the situation calls for it I have no qualms about going this route.

[DrPablo]

TS-E lenses are manual focus only. Macro shooting is mainly focused by moving the whole camera in and out. Landscapes are often best shot manually as well, especially if you're trying to use hyprfocal distance focusing. But it's tough with these small viewfinders. Autofocus is a huge boon on APS-C and 35mm. On medium format it's a different story because the viewfinder is so much bigger, so critical focus is a lot easier to see with the eye.

[Longwatcher]

I shoot MF whenever I need to, but most of the time I prefer AF as it is faster to focus usually then I am. It is a choice of what will get me the highest percentage of good shots.

[LotsToLearn]

I would, but I don't trust my eyesight.