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Of course, even with these pro models, you can still see some professional photographers relying on EOS models like the discontinued semi-pro EOS 620, 630 and the existing EOS 5 (A2E in North America). These photographers are usually those who specialized in travel, portraiture, nature or landscape photography, hence the equipment are rarely subject to harsh working conditions. Anyone can tell that I was using AF all the time in describing my shooting experiences with motorcycle sports. I have never denied not using AF for most of my Grand Prix photos. There have been cases where you will see some professional photographers proudly say that they "never" use or rely on AF operations for their action pictures.
Look at the photos above of how professional photographers covered assignments like the royalty, fashion and the 1998 World Cup soccer in France, just how many can you spot using their hands to turn the focusing ring of the super telephoto lenses? Most of their fingers were actually turning the zooming ring or balancing the front end of the telephoto lenses. If there is any camera that really does the job for you without the need for your photographic skills, it is the AF 35mm point & shoot types. You can use such compacts to just point and shoot, and get great pictures! With everything already programmed into the cameras, exposure is fully automatic and there's nothing you and I can do about it. Of course, there are limitations
to using such cameras. For one, don't expect the built-in flash to light up a subject
that is 10 meters away from the camera when using films with ISO 200 or lower speed
ratings. And the maximum apertures of these compacts usually range from f/3.8 to
f/8, posing a problem for those creative photo enthusiasts in available light photography
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