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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · 5DS focus system help - center point and AI Servo | |
5DS r Ok, I get it... the thing is sophisticated... help!!
I came from a 5D MK II simple, stupid and easy. I pretty much only used my MK II center point for focusing, single shot.. like 99% of the time. Didn't work very well in AI servo. So some questions:
1 - Single Shot Flowers and static stuff:
I have been shooting flowers etc. with the 5DS and chose the Single-point Spot AF, center point. Seems to work very well as when I am shooting kinda macro, nailing the center of the DOF is key. So, what is wrong with keeping this setting like all of the time and as my "walk around" configuration? What am I missing or what will I screw up (static, one shot, not moving stuff). (I use the back button focus, recompose, then shoot.)
2) AI Servo for birds in flight
I haven't tried the 5DS out yet, but will tomorrow and the rest of this weekend. What in the heck configuration for this ? I am stumped. Birds can be erratic and can get lost in the background static of weeds, choppy water and other crap. Should I just put it in the 61-point automatic selection AF, AI Servo and let 'er rip?
NB: I was going to ask some general questions like "Why the hell do I need 5 different manual selection points/zones for"? but the manual does give some general reasons... but really... by the time I pull out my manual, that nude, girl of my dreams will have ran away.
I keep my camera C3 for regular shooting (Av, various settings, and center point focus) and C2 for AI Servo (Av, various settings) for when things move. I found these two "starting points" worked really well for me for years. Now I am going nuts trying to tranlsate this sophisticated system into my simple, two configuration settings that worked so well for me for years.
Peace
Bruce in Philly
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