> On Oct 4, 2016, at 10:08 PM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Eric, I think John nailed the problem. You have your options set such that > the camera will not fire if [something] is not in focus. > I don’t remember the K-5 setup, but on the K-3 and other cameras since then > there is a choice for AF1 or AF2 under Button Customization. AF1 is the > “normal” approach: AF is engaged if you depress the shutter half-way or if > you press the AF button on the back. AF2 is for we fans of “back button > focusing.” If you choose this setting, only the AF button on the back engages > AF. > > So, if you set your AF mode to AF-C, choose AF2 in the Customization menu, > and choose shutter priority rather than focus priority, you can shoot as > follows: 1. Press the AF button, 2. Wait until the camera is focused on the > spot of your choice. 3. Recompose as you choose. 4. Fire away. If the subject > is moving, keep your thumb on the AF button, track along, and fire whenever > the mood strikes you. Note, if the subject is still, keep your thumb away > from the AF button unless and until you want to choose a new focus point.
Thanks, John. Perhaps I stand to be corrected by others more conversant with the K-5, but from my checking around in the menus and the manual, it appears that there is no way to set shutter- or release-priority in AF.C mode on the K-5. The options are focus-priority it or capture-frame-rate-priority it. (Although if I have the drive mode set for single frame shooting wouldn’t the latter amount to shutter- or release-priority?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] "The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." - Tao Te Ching 67 -- 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.
