Missing Autofocus...

Losing autoexposure and metering hasn't been as bad as anticipation. In all my shooting so far, it's taken a few shots to get into the ballpark for a given environment, and getting the exposure right for a specific shot after that doesn't take more than one or two extra attempts. Fewer, if I settle for 'close enough'.

What really hurts is losing autofocus, _particularly_ for shooting action. This weekend, I primarily shot by focusing on a point in the course, tracking a car as it enters the area, and firing off the shot as it passes near the focus point.

examples:










Unfortunately, I missed out on a lot of great shots because of the whole pick-a-spot-and-only-one-spot, case in point:


Was only able to get it into good (ok steph, 'web-worthy') focus after the deed was done: