When I was using my Minolta X-700 manual focus camera, I was very careful about focusing and depth-of-field. With my autofocus Maxxum 7000, I forgot all about the most important part of photography which is sharp images.
This is truly amazing stuff and something that all photographers who have an older manual focus camera system in their closet should think about. In the past, manual focus on LCD's has been hard at best and awful at worst.
Linear polarizers work well with manual focus cameras, but they interfere with autofocus cameras. Circular polarizers contain another element - a "quarter wave" plate - which ensures compatibility of the filter with autofocus systems.
Conventional wisdom says you can use a linear polarizer on a manual focus camera, but you need a circular one for auto-focus cameras.
In the early years of manual focus cameras, photographers were most often housing the Nikon F, F2s, and more recently F3s. When auto-focus technology appeared, housing manufacturers and consumers both embraced the Nikon 8008.
Pre-focus your lens (manual focus cameras) on a point along your subjects path where you intend to trip the shutter.
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Some point and shoot cameras have a fireworks option in the scene modes, which may create a few good photos. However, the most reliable option is to manually control the shutter speed and exposure. With a manual focus camera, ...
 See also: Manual focus, Manual, Camera, Focus, Lens
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