Post #4132628
2026-07-27 07:14 UTC
Quick question for analogue and manual focus fans out there...
What do you think AF schmuckos like me fail to understand when it comes to the joy of shooting manual? I'm road testing a little 50mm lens this week, and observing in real-time how AF vs MF changes the way my brain thinks about photography.
I bet there's a few folks around here who have been shooting MF for a long time and are wondering why I have been soooo slow to figure this out :)
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@StevenLawsonPhotography@mastoart.social 2026-07-27 07:43
@ewen@social.ewenbell.com I use some vintage MF lenses with my Fuji XE3 for street photos - mainly abstract, textural or just still scenes - with red focus peaking engaged, so there's a pleasure that's both tactile and visual in seeing the focal range sweep backwards and forwards over the scene until it's where I want it to be. For moving subjects, forget it, but for scenes where I can take my time it greatly enhances my sense of involvement in the creative process.