I was wondering if anyone can give me an insight into how Auto-Focus works.
My camera seems to have trouble focussing on bright objects especially if they are reflective. Is this a camera fault of something that happens?
An example is the image I posted to my gallery today. I wanted to focus on the large flower top right yet the camera seemed to have problems. I changed the focussing box/area so that it covered the flower in the frame yet results were dissappointing. In the end I hung a darker leaf over the flower the camera focussed, I locked that, removed leaf and took shot. With this image I am pleased with the focus I didn't want pin sharp because it was to represent a soft flower and spring. The problem has occured before with light reflective objects, I have had to resort to manual or focussing on something about same distance etc.
Your thoughts or ideas would be appreciated :)

Richard.

Message edited on: 01/22/2005 16:15 he he got the spelling right now I think

Message edited on: 01/22/2005 16:19

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
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