How about autofocus? AE lock is a good idea, but AF not so much. Letting the camera and lens do it for you usually doesn't work out well. Manual on the other hand requires a lot of skill and good feedback from the camera itself, which is usually not the case.
It's generally less of an issue with short focal lengths (e.g., 24mm). I leave continuous AF on, but select a narrow focus area and use the on-camera joystick or touch interface to move the AF point around during more challenging scenes.
For workshop stuff, I sometimes turn continuous AF off to avoid the camera hunting for focus when something moves into its field of view.
How about autofocus? AE lock is a good idea, but AF not so much. Letting the camera and lens do it for you usually doesn't work out well. Manual on the other hand requires a lot of skill and good feedback from the camera itself, which is usually not the case.
It's generally less of an issue with short focal lengths (e.g., 24mm). I leave continuous AF on, but select a narrow focus area and use the on-camera joystick or touch interface to move the AF point around during more challenging scenes.
For workshop stuff, I sometimes turn continuous AF off to avoid the camera hunting for focus when something moves into its field of view.