plonq | Auto Focus Blues

I've got a question for the photo buffs out there (and more specifically) who made the jump from traditional to digital photography.

Is it just my imagination, or does the auto focus on most of the new digital cameras really suck - especially at close range? I could use one hand to count the number of times that I had to over-ride the auto focus on my old Canon, but with my new Olympus, I am constantly having to over-ride it in order to take close-up shots.

I'm sure that

atara will back me up here, since she's run into the same thing. For example, I will by trying to take a picture of this but will end up getting this instead.

My camera has auto focus adjustments coming out its digital arse, with three different algorithms, and the ability to set the "hot spot" virtually anywhere in the frame. I've tried toying with those settings with mixed results, but in the end, manual focus is simply faster.

File this under "things they didn't tell me about when I bought a digital camera". Anyone else with their personal stories of digital annoyance?