Ray Sachs
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- you should be able to figure it out...
In this thread (Zone focus with RX1 - neat little trick...) I discussed a way of using the RX1 for zone focus street shooting using the macro ring as essentially a "mechanical" focus ring. And incorporated Bruce's suggestion to override the manual focus settings using a back button auto-focus setup, using the AEL button in the same manner many of us use the AF-ON button on our Nikon or Canon DSLRs. But most of my shooting since then has been family and scenic stuff where I was just using auto-focus so I didn't really give the camera a FULL workout using this method until yesterday. I took the RX1 in for a day of shooting in Philly and used it this way, and it was brilliant. Just perfect for how I like to shoot and it basically mimics the way my DF works with either a MF lens or one of the newer AF lenses that has a MF override by just turning the focus ring.
So with a full day of shooting how I like to shoot, I'll give this setup, as described above, a full throated endorsement. Here are a bunch of shots, some using the zone focus setup with the macro ring, some using auto-focus with the AEL button set up for back button focus. I left the camera in manual focus mode the whole time, but was able to over-ride with AF using the AEL button. I already loved this camera, now even more so...
In addition to being a great street camera and great all-around camera, now the transition between the two modes for a day in the city is roughly as seamless as with any camera I've used. Also, I do a bit more cropping with street shots than I do with most other shooting, and I'm even starting to warm up to the 42mp on this camera's sensor. I do fine with less, but there's no downside to this and there's an occasional upside...
Philly-33-Edit by Ray, on Flickr
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-Ray
So with a full day of shooting how I like to shoot, I'll give this setup, as described above, a full throated endorsement. Here are a bunch of shots, some using the zone focus setup with the macro ring, some using auto-focus with the AEL button set up for back button focus. I left the camera in manual focus mode the whole time, but was able to over-ride with AF using the AEL button. I already loved this camera, now even more so...
In addition to being a great street camera and great all-around camera, now the transition between the two modes for a day in the city is roughly as seamless as with any camera I've used. Also, I do a bit more cropping with street shots than I do with most other shooting, and I'm even starting to warm up to the 42mp on this camera's sensor. I do fine with less, but there's no downside to this and there's an occasional upside...
-Ray