weird. Although to be honest, I can't see why you'd use 3d tracking in this situatiuon. With something running towards you, with you panning, then sure, but this?
I tried a couple times on motorcycles coming from the side and toward me, which is what someone told me it was good for.
Very bad results on focus. Switched back to single point and it was spot on again.
Harry Hoffman wrote:
I tried a couple times on motorcycles coming from the side and toward me, which is what someone told me it was good for.
Very bad results on focus. Switched back to single point and it was spot on again.
I used it in cloudy weather with strong winds, egrets and herons were flying past on wind currents very fast and the 3D focusing nailed them more times than I remember. The birds were doing figure wights around the Dam here.
The D3 system would probably be even quicker so HURRAH!
This looks like a white balance problem. The camera looked for something white and failed, so turned some color white. If this was under artificial light, it could be a part of the light cycle.
jamach wrote:
I used it in cloudy weather with strong winds, egrets and herons were flying past on wind currents very fast and the 3D focusing nailed them more times than I remember. The birds were doing figure wights around the Dam here.
The D3 system would probably be even quicker so HURRAH!
What problems did you encounter?
Joe
I wish i had a d300 for that reason, my D80 seems to love to focus on the water that pops up during ducks taking off and not the duck,(of course this is totally my fault since there is no tracking on an 80)
Check this out from the brochure:
Auto-area AF mode
This new mode measures all 11 focus areas, automatically determines which of them are on the primary subject, and activates only those areas. During AF measurement, all focus areas that lie within the range of proper focus blink for easier confirmation.
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So, multiple objects within the focus areas will cause problems with the camera, high performance tho it is, not quite the performance of the D300.
And this from page 29 of the user manual:
Autofocus Mode Controls used: button
The following autofocus modes are available when the focus mode selector is set to AF:
Autofocus mode Description
AF-A Auto select
(default setting)
Camera automatically selects single-servo autofocus when subject is stationary,
continuous-servo autofocus when subject is moving. Shutter can
only be released if camera is able to focus.
AF-S Single-servo AF
For stationary subjects. Focus locks when shutter-release button is pressed
halfway. Shutter can only be released when in-focus indicator is displayed.
AF-C Continuous-servo
AF
For moving subjects. Camera focuses continuously while shutter-release
button is pressed halfway. Photographs
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I dont know enough to explain the technical differences, but I think nothing is wrong and your specific requirements are beyond what the camera can deliver.
If your responding to my post, I was being silly but yes. I know the differences in the different focus modes and use them accordingly. I was saying I could use a more advanced af system of the newer/higher end camera not that there was something wrong with mine.
