On Jan 10, 2013, at 3:22 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Larry answered: >> I asked: >>> Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> hitting the focus lock too early >>> >>> Can you expand on that? Do you not just half-press the shutter release >>> until focus confirmation then press all the way? >> >> Sometimes, I'll prefocus, then hit the AF button to switch to manual focus >> to get instant shutter release. > > I expect there's enough movement on stage that your subject will go in > and out of focus doing that. > > I find that when using AF with stage performers you need to acquire > focus and fire the shutter immediately. If you go manual, then you > have to be riding the focus constantly and firing the shutter whenever > you think you've got it. > i have found the same to be true. If I'm autofocusing a club musician I use a single point on the performer's closest eye. If I can't get focus to lock, I wait and try again. When I was young I could focus manually in the dead of night, but my old eyes can't do that any more. But autofocus suffices when used correctly. I'm motivated to get the K5 IIs for its better low-light autofocus (despite all the grumbling here), but I'm not sure that I REALLY need it. Paul > -- > -bmw > > -- > 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.
