I generally browse through the manual at least once when I get a new
camera; mostly to see if there is anything new I need to be aware of -
maybe the newest model changed HOW you set up back button focus ...
If I encounter a specific problem later I consult it again to see if I
can find an answer. If I don't FIND the answer I consult PDML.
On occasion, the best answer for me has been WHERE to look in the manual.
On 10/5/2016 10:24 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Gonz, the reason I never read the fecking manual is that it's just a
shopping list of features and how to enable/disable them. All the
features, whether super useful or just trivial, are lumped together.
Reading through that is tedious and sleep-inducing.
What the manual largely lacks is any description of _why_ you'd want
to use the features. So you need to scan the PDML and hope that you
can spot that useful piece of information floating amongst the
butt-nuggets of overly tight y-fronts and butch automobiles.
I have the PDML to thank for my finally engaging back-focus, and
discovering how useful the green button is for metering with vintage
glass, among many other things.
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 9:58 AM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote:
Geesh I've been suffering through this problem forever. I guess I
should have read the f***ing manual! I usually just put it on manual
focus to avoid the issue altogether.
On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 9:08 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.
stan
On Oct 4, 2016, at 9:42 PM, John <[email protected]>
wrote:
On 10/4/2016 7:58 PM, Eric Weir wrote:
Shooting a cross country meet this evening there were
numerous instances in which the shutter did not fire or
firing was delayed when I pressed the shutter release
button.
My camera is a k-5. I was using the 4-5.6/50-200 lens. On
some of the occasions I experienced the problem, maybe all of
them, I had a polarizing filter on the lens. Many of the
situations were likely underexposed. I assume exposure
settings should not affect whether the shutter fires or not.
The battery indicator indicated about a half-charge. I
changed batteries anyway, and for a moment that seemed to
make a difference, but only for a moment.
I checked through the menu after the meet to see if there
was something I might have set that would have caused this
problem, but didn’t find anything.
Any clues as to what was going on? Might it be a mechanical
problem?
If you're shooting in AF.S mode, the action priority might be
set to "Focus-priority" (default setting). The K-5 manual says
the shutter won't fire if the subject is not in focus.
See the Custom Setting 3 menu on p.92. This can be a problem
especially if you use the shutter release button for both
auto-focus and shutter release.
There should also be a function that allows you to use the AF
button on the back for auto-focus & the shutter release only
for shutter release. It seemed like enabling the AF button on
the back makes AF button and/or pressing the shutter release
halfway causes it to auto-focus. I couldn't quite figure out
how to separate the functions by what it said in the manual.
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