http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2006/05/25/haoda-fu-split-screen/ ...because my life is just as boring as yours. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:17:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2006/05/25/haoda-fu-split-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-10108 Rants, Inc. » Blog Archive » The Nikon D200: Yet Another Review Nobody Asked For Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:35:55 +0000 http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=139#comment-10108 [...] When I switched from Nikon (F5) to Canon (10D) to buy my first digital SLR, I somewhat felt that I downgraded.  While it is true that 10D’s auto-focus is more silent (and perhaps faster, though i never actually measured the difference), I was surprised at how large those auto-focus points are–so large you can’t really tell where those large “pointsâ€? are focused on.  I was also surprised at how unusable the focus points are other than the center focus point.  I was so irritated by such inaccuracy that I just left the focus point on the center all the time. Now you’re probably asking what D200 has offered to the table as far as auto-focus technology is concerned.  While I haven’t really measured how fast it is, I can fairly say that it is fast enough for my use; I usually shoot portraits and occasional landscapes so an even faster auto-focus is an overkill for my application.  One thing that I did notice about the D200 is how accurate the auto-focus is. It is more apparent with the use of split-focusing screens like the Haoda Fu  screen.  The D200 also features fancy grouping of auto-focus points which I’m not that all excited about.  It may be useful for sports and wildlife shooters, but not for somebody like me whose quickest subject is a 2-year old toddler who ate too much candy. [...]

]]> http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2006/05/25/haoda-fu-split-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-6458 Rants, Inc. » Blog Archive » Haoda Fu Split Screen: Part Deux Fri, 26 May 2006 21:24:33 +0000 http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=139#comment-6458 [...] Like I have mentioned a while ago, I have successfully installed the screen, but i failed to mention that it’s somewhat misaligned.  According to Mr. Fu, this is normal…but my anal-retentive personality forced me to re-install the screen…and i realized it’s not that hard when you did it the…um, 4th time.  I re-installed it and it’s now even better.  [...] [...] Like I have mentioned a while ago, I have successfully installed the screen, but i failed to mention that it’s somewhat misaligned.  According to Mr. Fu, this is normal…but my anal-retentive personality forced me to re-install the screen…and i realized it’s not that hard when you did it the…um, 4th time.  I re-installed it and it’s now even better.  [...]

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