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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 675857" data-attributes="member: 24285">I'm using back button focus(es) on the D500.&nbsp; So if I press the AF-ON button I'm in single point focus - if I just use the shutter I'm in AF-C, and if I press the centre of the joy stick it recentres the focus to the centre focus point.&nbsp; When in AF-C it is focus then release, in AF-S it is release.&nbsp; Shutter release button AE-L is &quot;off&quot; This D500 has a lot more shooting options than my D610 or D7100 has and learning what works best for me is taking some time - still in year one with this baby. For sure shooting birds in the bush, especially small ones that are similar in colour to the branches, is tricky and I do get as many hits as misses ( have it on CL for burst of shots just to be sure - makes for lots of &quot;deletes&quot; but then you get that one shot where the bird looks right at you (or you grand kids give that precious smile for a fleeting second).&nbsp; Having gone to BBF with my D610 I don't see myself not using BBFI also play around with the number of focus points to be used - 25 - 72 or all 153?&nbsp; Have not played with 3D focus much.&nbsp; Still lots to learn about this cameraAs for recomposing with shooting tiny birds in a bush at 500 mm - I'm happy when the bird is in the frame - these are seriously cropped images - this is a screen snipe of the image (no processing at all) [ATTACH]292979[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 675857, member: 24285"] I'm using back button focus(es) on the D500. So if I press the AF-ON button I'm in single point focus - if I just use the shutter I'm in AF-C, and if I press the centre of the joy stick it recentres the focus to the centre focus point. When in AF-C it is focus then release, in AF-S it is release. Shutter release button AE-L is "off" This D500 has a lot more shooting options than my D610 or D7100 has and learning what works best for me is taking some time - still in year one with this baby. For sure shooting birds in the bush, especially small ones that are similar in colour to the branches, is tricky and I do get as many hits as misses ( have it on CL for burst of shots just to be sure - makes for lots of "deletes" but then you get that one shot where the bird looks right at you (or you grand kids give that precious smile for a fleeting second). Having gone to BBF with my D610 I don't see myself not using BBF I also play around with the number of focus points to be used - 25 - 72 or all 153? Have not played with 3D focus much. Still lots to learn about this camera As for recomposing with shooting tiny birds in a bush at 500 mm - I'm happy when the bird is in the frame - these are seriously cropped images - this is a screen snipe of the image (no processing at all) [ATTACH=CONFIG]292979._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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