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DAY 352 | HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY |
Autofocus
CLEARLY A TURNING POINT IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Before the advent of automatic focus in the early 1980s, photographers relied on their eye, hand, and a bit of math to manually bring their subject into clear view. Even now, with sophisticated autofocus cameras offering both ease of use and flexibility, the debate of autofocus vs. manual focus rages on.
Regardless, autofocus was a significant turning point in photography. Major camera makers like Canon, Pentax, and Chinon offered models in the late 70s and early 80s that could provide automatic focus using a special motorized lens. But it was Minolta that ...
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