Re: [photo-3d] George Themelis

[Mike Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Pickering wrote:
> 
> Sorry to bother everyone else but George Themelis e-mailed me off group and I gather that he could not receive my reply (probably my PCs fault). Rather than be rude and say nothing I thought I would use this group to reply, all the more so since your opinion, George, seems to be common amongst more established stereo (and even flatty) photographers:- namely that AF is rather redundant in stereo photography.

Chris,
	In case you didn't know, the camera that I assume is George's 
"main" stereo camera is an AF one (RBT S1). He also highly praises
that camera  for quick shots (among other things), and its AF nature
probably contributes to that.
	I also wish my X3 had AF, but it doesn't, but it's
okay, I can get by fine without it... which is the general point
that AF is nice but isn't number one on a stereo camera's prioritized list
of important attributes.  For carefully crafted stereo photographs,
it's probably even a negative for reasons you had mentioned (as
well as for flattie arguements about AF not really focussing as
accurately as one might think).


Mike K.


P.S. - 	But then, with the set of lenses I got last week for the
        X3, at f/11 everything from 18 inches to infinity is supposed 
        to be in focus (according to the marking on the lenses), so that's
        AF ... kindof.  :-)