Auto or manual focus?

[RalphLambrecht]

I'm just curious, if you think either manual or autofocus is better for film?
I've been using my Dad's old Nikormat with manual only focus since May, and I've kind of enjoyed how having to manually focus an image has helped me pay more attention to what I've been doing, but as of this week, I now have a Canon EOS Rebel X with auto focus, and though I don't think I'm going to try it until Thursday, I'm seriously wondering how simply having autofocus is going to change my approach to 35mm- even if it does have a faster shutter and can do 1-30 second exposures.

the autofocus on my Nikons is unbeatable and proper focus is the foundation of print sharpness

 

[jtk]

The focus tabs on various rangefinder 35s have been a joy. Wish my modern cameras had focus tabs.