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Autofocus and automatic cameras were a mistake.
All you ever really need to do is focus, set the exposure (you ARE paying attention to the light and thinking about movement, right?) then push the picture-takey button. Set the sensitivity at some point too if you're using a digital camera.
Unless you're shooting fast moving objects with a long lens, these silly gimmicks are just crutches for bad photographers. If you actually can't take a decent picture without a computer holding your hand every step of the way, that's just embarassing.
