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D500
Autofocus problems (my technique, NOT the camera)
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<blockquote data-quote="Blacktop" data-source="post: 590548" data-attributes="member: 22693"><p>Right click on the image in View NX ( I have View NX2 so it might be different) and select "show focus point"</p><p></p><p>Tracking birds needs lots of practice. Even large birds. The key is, not to take your eyes off the view finder. If you lose your subject, keep your eye in the viewfinder and zoom out. Once you locate the subject, then zoom in again.</p><p></p><p>I spent a lot of time practicing zooming in and out while keeping my eye on the viewfinder. With lots of practice you will get the hang of it. Small birds are tougher. You almost need to get lucky , especially when they are not in really close.</p><p></p><p>As for settings, I found that for me AF-C with single point works the best acquiring and keeping focus .</p><p></p><p>ALSO! I just noticed in your EXIF data, that the shutterspeed was 1/400th of a second. Way too slow for BIF. With large and slower birds you could get away with a 1/1000th shutterspeed, but I really would recommend an even faster shutter, like 1/1500th of a second.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blacktop, post: 590548, member: 22693"] Right click on the image in View NX ( I have View NX2 so it might be different) and select "show focus point" Tracking birds needs lots of practice. Even large birds. The key is, not to take your eyes off the view finder. If you lose your subject, keep your eye in the viewfinder and zoom out. Once you locate the subject, then zoom in again. I spent a lot of time practicing zooming in and out while keeping my eye on the viewfinder. With lots of practice you will get the hang of it. Small birds are tougher. You almost need to get lucky , especially when they are not in really close. As for settings, I found that for me AF-C with single point works the best acquiring and keeping focus . ALSO! I just noticed in your EXIF data, that the shutterspeed was 1/400th of a second. Way too slow for BIF. With large and slower birds you could get away with a 1/1000th shutterspeed, but I really would recommend an even faster shutter, like 1/1500th of a second. [/QUOTE]
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