Many shooters have come to rely on autofocus, especially as the consistently good results you can achieve make missed shots far less likely. On top of that, not needing an AC means you can shoot solo or in confined spaces, without the need for extra hands to adjust settings. However, there is one thing that holds autofocus a less inviting proposition, and that is lens choice.
Many filmmakers, including me, like to work with cinema lenses, or vintage glass, that just don’t have the electronics or motors, meaning they are full manual only. This is a crying shame, as it would be so useful to have some automatic features combined with the visual character these lenses provide.
