If the subject is in fairly close proximity and either coming toward or going away from you that would be necessary. Then select or crop to create the best composition in post.
Jack --- On Mon, 8/30/10, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > From: paul stenquist <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 5:00 PM > > On Aug 30, 2010, at 6:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Only problem with the "S" setting is the danger of > holding "focus" too long prior to release. In that case it > will give you a release based on the last actual focus. Just > letting off the release and re-focusing with some frequency > will, of course, negate that problem. > > > > Jack > > When I use the "S" focus position for action photography, > my finger is going up and down like a jackhammer. When I see > the shot I want, I squeeze down all the way. > Paul > > > > > > --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: P N Stenquist <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:43 PM > >> No, both were shot in S setting. I > >> switch between the two. The C setting will give > you a > >> shutter release even if the subject isn't in focus > although > >> it will attempt to lock in constantly. The S > setting yields > >> more "will not fire" situations, but when it does > go, it > >> usually lock right on. > >> > >> Yes, the first is a relatively slow shutter pan -- > 1/40th I > >> believe. While the ap was rather small, so DOF is > great. > >> I've found getting a lock on focus with pans isn't > as easy > >> as one might think. The distance from camera to > subject is > >> changing constantly, if only by a relatively small > amount. > >> > >> Paul > >> > >> > >> On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > >> > >>> Both well done, Paul. First is more of a pan > with a > >> reasonably fast shutter to allow for some subject > movement > >> during pan. Second shot must do all the "panning" > by > >> re-focusing. AF looks quite capable. > >>> Were both shot in "C" setting? > >>> > >>> Jack > >>> > >>> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> From: P N Stenquist <[email protected]> > >>>> Subject: PESOs - Summer Sizzle > >>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >>>> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:11 PM > >>>> Two pics that illustrate the K7's > >>>> autofocus capability. The second is a > particularly > >> tough > >>>> situation, with the subject moving rapidly > toward > >> camera. > >>>> > >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11526999&size=lg > >>>> > >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11527004 > >>>> > >>>> Paul > >>>> > >>>> --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. > >> > >> > >> --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. > > > -- > 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.
