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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 105822" data-attributes="member: 9521"><p>I think Robert is right. Focusing at night is a bear. When I'm doing night photography I'll bring with me a fairly strong flashlight and will use it to light up my subject and then turn off the AF after I have obtained a good focus before I take any images. Another thing that's helpful is to pay attention to exactly where your lens will go when focusing on things far away during the daylight hours. For instance, when I focus on a pier approximately 1/3 of a mile away I'll make a mental note of where it lands relative to the infinity sign. And I'll also do the same when focusing on the moon or a very distant mountain range that would equal an infinity shot. So then when I'm taking night photographs and I can't easily illuminate the subject because it's too far away, I'll use the mental markers for the 1/3 mile and infinity and guesstimate within that range. It also helps to take down the lens a stop or a stop and a half to cover up what little I'm off in my guesstimation.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 105822, member: 9521"] I think Robert is right. Focusing at night is a bear. When I'm doing night photography I'll bring with me a fairly strong flashlight and will use it to light up my subject and then turn off the AF after I have obtained a good focus before I take any images. Another thing that's helpful is to pay attention to exactly where your lens will go when focusing on things far away during the daylight hours. For instance, when I focus on a pier approximately 1/3 of a mile away I'll make a mental note of where it lands relative to the infinity sign. And I'll also do the same when focusing on the moon or a very distant mountain range that would equal an infinity shot. So then when I'm taking night photographs and I can't easily illuminate the subject because it's too far away, I'll use the mental markers for the 1/3 mile and infinity and guesstimate within that range. It also helps to take down the lens a stop or a stop and a half to cover up what little I'm off in my guesstimation. [/QUOTE]

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