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p.4 #3 · p.4 #3 · Kestrel in flight or 1DX auto focus rediscovered | |
Coming in late, I think Peter's observations on improvement by using all AF points may have limitations depending on subject and conditions.
I switched to case 1 on my 1Dx and all points available for a recent softball game. I found that - at least for me at my skill level - I lost a lot of shots as the AF would pull up something behind the runner/batter/whatever leaving my central point OOF. I think perhaps in sports when there are distracting and/or other objects entering leaving the focus plane that center point with assist works better.
I can see, however, in a bird in the sky situation that with a relatively uncluttered background that full AF could make a significant difference. I know I've hunted the wily hawk/raven/vulture and lost the photo do to not being able to get the focal point on a fast moving bird. When I nail it, works great, but keeper rate is way below what I get in sports.
I'd appreciate others' experiences with sports and full AF.
Robert
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