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<blockquote data-quote="Hyogen" data-source="post: 113035" data-attributes="member: 12676">Autofocus fast moving subjects - great advice!I posted this question on Nikon Cafe and got a really thorough response with sample shots from &quot;joseph&quot;.&nbsp; &nbsp; this is what he uses and he explains why.&nbsp; It works for me and it makes sense!&nbsp; I hope it helps some of you also&nbsp; Assign AE-L/AF-L button to AF-On (f4) Set dial to CH (continous high) Set to AF-C (AF-continous) Set (a1) AF-C Priority Selection to &quot;Release&quot; Set (a3) Focus Tracking with lock-on to &quot;OFF&quot; I use Single point&nbsp; === explanation: AF-On allows you to decouple the shutter button from the&nbsp; focus button, which means you can HOLD the AF-On and the camera will&nbsp; keep finding focus because you are at AF-C(continuous). You're using&nbsp; CH(continuous high) to get a high framerate. Release priority allows you&nbsp; to shoot regardless of focus because a fast moving subject has an&nbsp; always-changing focus area. You only use &quot;Focus Priority&quot; for static&nbsp; subjects. Focus tracking with lock on is the amount of time it takes for&nbsp; the camera to begin focusing again after the initial focus was&nbsp; acquired. If set to OFF, the camera will always be &quot;on the hunt&quot; while&nbsp; your thumb is pressing AF-On. Single point makes the camera faster,&nbsp; because it doesn't have to think much. This is my own settings for&nbsp; action and it works.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hyogen, post: 113035, member: 12676"] [b]Autofocus fast moving subjects - great advice![/b] I posted this question on Nikon Cafe and got a really thorough response with sample shots from "joseph". this is what he uses and he explains why. It works for me and it makes sense! I hope it helps some of you also Assign AE-L/AF-L button to AF-On (f4) Set dial to CH (continous high) Set to AF-C (AF-continous) Set (a1) AF-C Priority Selection to "Release" Set (a3) Focus Tracking with lock-on to "OFF" I use Single point === explanation: AF-On allows you to decouple the shutter button from the focus button, which means you can HOLD the AF-On and the camera will keep finding focus because you are at AF-C(continuous). You're using CH(continuous high) to get a high framerate. Release priority allows you to shoot regardless of focus because a fast moving subject has an always-changing focus area. You only use "Focus Priority" for static subjects. Focus tracking with lock on is the amount of time it takes for the camera to begin focusing again after the initial focus was acquired. If set to OFF, the camera will always be "on the hunt" while your thumb is pressing AF-On. Single point makes the camera faster, because it doesn't have to think much. This is my own settings for action and it works. [/QUOTE]

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