What's your Focus point 'strategy'?

[JoeDif]

Adorama TV has posted a video on using AF points on Nikon & Canon cameras.

It looks like us ugly stepchildren (Olympus, Pentax, Sony, etc.) have to fend for ourselves

Here is the link

 

[Marlton Mom]

WELL! If you're going to have THAT kind of attitude!
5D Mk II? Well I never!
I issued a callback with UPS. At least now you won't have to worry about being bothered by having to learn the 1DS. It was probably beyond you anyway!

1DS, is that the camera they put in those Nintendo hand held game systems? The one where you can make your face all squishy??? BooYAH!

And I was going to send her one of those fancy long white lenses. Guess I'll have to cancel that!

Oh I know those lenses! Those are the ones that you have to wear white shoes and a white belt with and you can't use them after labor day...
Nikon doesn't have them....

Nope I'll just have to suffer along with my lil old Nikon and it's 'easy to understand' focusing system.

Oh look there's ANOTHER NIKON TUTORIAL! Gotta run....



~MM

 

[mom2rtk]

1DS, is that the camera they put in those Nintendo hand held game systems? The one where you can make your face all squishy??? BooYAH!



Oh I know those lenses! Those are the ones that you have to wear white shoes and a white belt with and you can't use them after labor day...
Nikon doesn't have them....

Nope I'll just have to suffer along with my lil old Nikon and it's 'easy to understand' focusing system.

Oh look there's ANOTHER NIKON TUTORIAL! Gotta run....



~MM

LOL!

You know, I'm going to have to stop hanging out here. I hate when this brand loyalty stuff turns ugly like this!

 

[Marlton Mom]

LOL!

You know, I'm going to have to stop hanging out here. I hate when this brand loyalty stuff turns ugly like this!

Well us Nikon and Canon people have to stick together (especially in the humidity) because the Pentaxians are just waiting in a dark alley to jump us and run off with our cameras!

~MM
PS. RED! Seriously, a RED camera!!!!

 

[Marlton Mom]

Well us Nikon and Canon people have to stick together (especially in the humidity) because the Pentaxians are just waiting in a dark alley to jump us and run off with our cameras!

~MM
PS. RED! Seriously, a RED camera!!!!

(Oh look, now I'm QUOTING myself!!)

Ok, I know, I know.... NOW the Pentax people are gonna start trash talking camera brands. (they are way too polite anyway!) Just remember to take all this with a grain of salt and keep in mind that us Nikonians are "equal opportunity brand offenders"

~MM

 

[jenseib]

Try this:

From http://www.learnslr.com/cs-canon-50d-guide-faq/11-50d-basic-features

AI Servo / AI AutoFocus / One Shot
A quick press of the Focus Mode button on the top of your 50D will allow you to use the top dial to quickly change from One shot to AI Focus, or AI Servo mode.

1. One Shot: Canon’s default focus mode, the camera will not take a photo until the camera locks onto its subject matter. Once the red light in the view finder lights, the photo can be taken. Appropriate for non-moving subject matter, portraits, landscapes and other NON-moving subjects.

2. AI Servo: The 50D constantly refocuses attempting to calculate the moving subjects next movement and based on that prediction focus the lens on the subject. This mode should be used when shooting sports, moving objects, or any type of image where the subject matter is constantly changing location. This mode can be combined with continuous shooting to capture 6.3 frames per second while following a subject. If the auto focus is able to perform adequately, you will get 6.3 frames per second in focus while your subject matter is moving.

3. AI Auto focus: Mode where the 50D determines whether One Shot or AI Servo should be used. In general this is not a good mode to be in, and I avoid it at all times. Its quite quick and easy to switch between one shot and AI Servo – do that when switching is necessary.
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I'm thinking for the narrow depth of field pictures that you are taking (Either by virtue of a large aperture, shallow DOF due to shortened distance of subject) you should be in one shot focus mode.

Do the Canon people agree with the Nikon Mom???

I'd really like to help Jenseib get a handle on her problem before she leaves on her trip....

Good luck!

Marlton Mom

Thanks. for some reason, I read somewhere that AI Focus was the one I should do and have stuck with that over the years. I will give One shot a try more now.

Thanks for all the help to everyone.

 

[WilsonFlyer]

Nikon people are like Ford people. They just stay mad all the time. Wazzup wit that?!?!

 

[Groucho]

Well us Nikon and Canon people have to stick together (especially in the humidity) because the Pentaxians are just waiting in a dark alley to jump us and run off with our cameras!

~MM
PS. RED! Seriously, a RED camera!!!!

They also make it in GREEN, to match the envious color on the faces of the C/N users when they see how awesome the camera is.

 

[MinnieForMe]

Thank you all for the laughs. I'm loving this thread and I really need a laugh as we have a no school day today because of snow. Someone forgot to tell Mother Nature that it's April 1st.

Although, maybe, I'll finally get outside to photograph a snowflake. LOL.