That's a good application for the multisensor. Paul On Feb 2, 2008, at 8:50 AM, Jack Davis wrote:
> I mentioned earlier that my choice of the camera selected > (idiot)multisensor continuous mode is one that I've tended to use when > shooting such flocks of geese. > Often I do no panning and the milling full frame mass is too much for > me to depend on just one sensor. > The center point is all I use for everything else. > > Jack > > --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I never use the multi-sensor AF. It's an idiot mode as far as I'm >> concerned. I select a sensor based on what I'm shooting. Sometimes >> the center, sometimes one at an edge. If, for example, I'm trying to >> >> captures portraits in the coffee shop, I'll frequently go for the top >> >> sensor with the camera in portrait mode. Same for people walking on >> the street, although in that case I'll use continuous focus. And with >> >> DA lenses, i frequently resort to manual override. In a setting like >> >> the coffee shop, where the pace is slow, I'll frequently use manual >> focus if I'm using an FA or earlier lens. >> Paul >> On Feb 1, 2008, at 9:01 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: >> >>> I always have it on the center sensor. In this case, I >>> was in AF-S mode. One thing I should have done is turn >>> on the SR. >>> >>> -Brendan >>> --- Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Brendan, >>>> >>>> Excuse me for an obvious question-reminder, but it's >>>> been happening >>>> a few times here and elsewhere that people forget >>>> this. >>>> Do you have you AF set to use all the sensors or >>>> only one? >>>> I don't have first hand experience with th K10D, I >>>> only see >>>> it on DS, but I believe K10D suffers from the same >>>> problem, >>>> that the camera doesn't choose the focus point well >>>> enough. >>>> In either regime (AF-S or AF-C), I just use a >>>> one-point focus. >>>> At least that way I know what it is focusing on. >>>> >>>> Igor >>>> >>>> >>>> Fri Feb 1 18:11:12 EST 2008 >>>> Brendan MacRae wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks, Igor. >>>>> >>>>> I did add a bit of Smart Sharpen but it may be a >>>> tad >>>>> soft in any event. I think he was moving when I >>>> fired >>>>> that one off. He never sits still so I have to >>>> shoot >>>>> with the continuous advance on. >>>>> >>>>> -Brendan >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >>>> directly above and follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > ______________________________________________________________________ >> >>> ______________ >>> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. >>> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> >>> and follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. >> > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http:// > mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
