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Bird photography, D7200 AF settings advice needed.
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<blockquote data-quote="GracieAllen" data-source="post: 573661" data-attributes="member: 41283"><p>I also do it both ways. I like back button focus, but it will take you a little time to get used to it. Once you do it will become second nature, and just another thing you do automatically as part of your photography... There are times, though, when it's convenient to only have to manage one button since you're always refocusing anyway.</p><p></p><p>As far as settings, I differ in that I use all 51 points, and generally turn on the 3D. This is for both birds in flight and air shows where I'm chasing fast moving jets. I've done both using the single point, and tried using the 3D, and I've been surprised at how well it USUALLY works. And when it fails, the chances are pretty good that I'd never kept the single focus point on the bird either. It's not perfect, but it works pretty well a surprising amount of the time.</p><p></p><p>For birds I have the option of using the Nikon 500/f4 with a matching 1.4 extender on a gimbal mount. BUT, since buying the Sigma 150-600 and tweaking the autofocus and other settings, I can GENERALLY photograph birds hand-held as long as I have good light.</p><p></p><p>I generally limit the ISO to 1600 as I've found at that setting I can pretty easily take care of the noise and be happy with my results. Aperture, I try to be at f10 or f11 with the 500/f4 and the same with the Sigma. I've also got the Sigma 1.4X and have used it hand-held to chase birds but even their OS can't make up for my poor technique and my results when not on a tripod or beanbag are pretty sad.</p><p></p><p>The other thing I've found is that if I haven't recently chased anything fast, and panned with the motion, I'm BEHIND whatever I'm photographing at first... I always try to get into the air shows early to photograph the practice days and find that it takes me about 20 minutes of fiddling to get fully in sync with the movement. Same thing with birds and race cars and anything else that insists on moving around, especially unpredictably. If I've been lazy for a month and not chased anything, it takes me a little while to get to where I'm smooth and accurate and at the right speed for my panning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GracieAllen, post: 573661, member: 41283"] I also do it both ways. I like back button focus, but it will take you a little time to get used to it. Once you do it will become second nature, and just another thing you do automatically as part of your photography... There are times, though, when it's convenient to only have to manage one button since you're always refocusing anyway. As far as settings, I differ in that I use all 51 points, and generally turn on the 3D. This is for both birds in flight and air shows where I'm chasing fast moving jets. I've done both using the single point, and tried using the 3D, and I've been surprised at how well it USUALLY works. And when it fails, the chances are pretty good that I'd never kept the single focus point on the bird either. It's not perfect, but it works pretty well a surprising amount of the time. For birds I have the option of using the Nikon 500/f4 with a matching 1.4 extender on a gimbal mount. BUT, since buying the Sigma 150-600 and tweaking the autofocus and other settings, I can GENERALLY photograph birds hand-held as long as I have good light. I generally limit the ISO to 1600 as I've found at that setting I can pretty easily take care of the noise and be happy with my results. Aperture, I try to be at f10 or f11 with the 500/f4 and the same with the Sigma. I've also got the Sigma 1.4X and have used it hand-held to chase birds but even their OS can't make up for my poor technique and my results when not on a tripod or beanbag are pretty sad. The other thing I've found is that if I haven't recently chased anything fast, and panned with the motion, I'm BEHIND whatever I'm photographing at first... I always try to get into the air shows early to photograph the practice days and find that it takes me about 20 minutes of fiddling to get fully in sync with the movement. Same thing with birds and race cars and anything else that insists on moving around, especially unpredictably. If I've been lazy for a month and not chased anything, it takes me a little while to get to where I'm smooth and accurate and at the right speed for my panning. [/QUOTE]
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