I'm not sure what the terminology is, but I know AF-c with a single point selected and a nine point range seems to work best for critters in the brush. I'll take a look at my camera tomorrow and confirm. Autofocus is tricky and occasional misses in a busy environment are inevitable.
Paul via phone > On Feb 28, 2017, at 8:50 PM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> On Feb 28, 2017, at 4:43 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Stan, >> >> Are you using single-point focus? I can usually slip around branches to >> shoot a bird in the bush if I carefully place the focus point on the bird’s >> head. With multi-point focus, the camera will always lock onto whatever is >> in the foreground. >> >> Paul >>> On Feb 28, 2017, at 4:22 PM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> >>> wrote:... >>> >>> > > Paul, I have focus mode set to AF-C, Spot, using back-button only. > Usually I find the 24-70 and 70-200 to be very quick and accurate - this time > I think the target was too small, too many intervening branches, my screwup > as much or more than the camera. But still I can totally relate every time > Larry mentions his in-focus mic shots! > > Do you (or anybody) use the O-ME53 magnifying eyecup? I bought this several > camera models go and it has been migrating forward through the successive > generations. The rubber eyecup is about to fall apart, I can’t decide if I > should be thinking of ordering a replacement because I can’t really see all > that much benefit. > > stan > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
