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I took some time this week to try this combo out as I have seen some outstanding work here and on POTN using it. Most of the days I tried were cloudy to overcast with some light breaking through here and there. I shot wide open while maintaining a reasonably high shutter speed - 1/1000 and up - and adjusting ISO as needed all tripod and gimbal mounted.
My initial thoughts are, yes, the AF slows down, but still should be good enough for tracking birds going across the viewfinder or landing assuming I do my part. Very good for static shots or shots with minimal movement.
However, I ran into a problem and would like some help. I noticed in tracking birds moving across the viewfinder, that the combo would grab focus, confirm and lose it - just that quick. Even if the AF point stayed on the bird, focus got dropped. I normally shoot in case 2 with tracking at -1, so I tried case 4 at the same setting, as well as changing the sensitivity both slower and higher. Nothing really helped.
Any tips or suggestions on what else I could try? I know the ability is there, just need to help me define the parameters I guess.
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