01-22-2012, 11:53 AM
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Since the topic of AF tracking performance is raised in almost any recent mirrorless thread here, I think this post by Thom Hogan is an interesting read:
http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/galapagos-focus-testing.html
A pity though he didn't take the latest Panasonics available with him, too.
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Who expected some different outcome? Thom Hogan is very Nikon based. :-) So, what we now have is that the Nikon 1 has the best AF in good light and the worst in in not so good light. So, if you makes Pictures of fast moving objects in good light get a Nikon 1. Indoor pictures are a different story. The question is how fast is the progress of contrast AF with object tracking. M43 is now makes good progress, Sony is lagging but also is getting better. It's funny that you need high ISO for indoors to counter motion blur, and NEX is best here. So there is no camera you could recommend for parents.(This is the group who is asking me most frequently for recommendations). Anyway most of mirrorless cameras are to expensive because for most of them 300-400 Euro with a lens is the limit.
Since the topic of AF tracking performance is raised in almost any recent mirrorless thread here, I think this post by Thom Hogan is an interesting read:
http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/galapagos-focus-testing.html
A pity though he didn't take the latest Panasonics available with him, too.
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Who expected some different outcome? Thom Hogan is very Nikon based. :-) So, what we now have is that the Nikon 1 has the best AF in good light and the worst in in not so good light. So, if you makes Pictures of fast moving objects in good light get a Nikon 1. Indoor pictures are a different story. The question is how fast is the progress of contrast AF with object tracking. M43 is now makes good progress, Sony is lagging but also is getting better. It's funny that you need high ISO for indoors to counter motion blur, and NEX is best here. So there is no camera you could recommend for parents.(This is the group who is asking me most frequently for recommendations). Anyway most of mirrorless cameras are to expensive because for most of them 300-400 Euro with a lens is the limit.