Splitter on an autofocus SLR

[P3D Jamie Drouin <jdrouin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Davis asks:
>Does anyone know if auto-focus cameras, specifically Nikon auto-focus,
>will work with a splitter such as the Pentax stereo adapter attached?
>I'm thinking of getting a newer SLR with auto-focus and a built-in
>motor drive, but I'd like to know if I could use one with the
>splitter.  I don't know how the auto-focus works, but I though it
>might be thrown by the two separate images from the splitter.

       I would think that the auto-focus would be useless with the
beamsplitter attached.  Most (all?) auto-focus cameras are center-weighted,
which means that the focus is determined by what appears in the center of
the frame.  Placing a splitter on the lens will distort this central point.

       Of course, the best test is to bring along a splitter to the camera
store and ask if you can try it out while you're standing there.  A quick
12 exposure roll of color negative film can show you the results in less
than an hour.

                                                     :-)jamie.

Jamie Drouin (jdrouin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
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