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Originally Posted by Chewy734
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Have you tried auto-focusing your 5D in very very low light (and I mean low light, not candle light)? You can't. With a rangefinder, if you can see it, you can focus on it (to a certain extent). Regardless if you believe it or not, I've seen Leica shooters focus sharper and faster than AF on modern-day dSLRs....
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I always wonder what people are talking about when they say this. If you know how the Canon AF works, then it's easy to find a contrasty element to focus on and then recompose. I do it all the time with no problem like here:
Anyone for absinthe? by
dcstep, on Flickr
and here:
Streeetch... by
dcstep, on Flickr
ISO 6400, BTW.
Dave