p.1 #1 · AF-On mode for D7100 - Good or bad design?
I have been using the D7100 since it hit and love it…. until I just realized that the AF-on button was no longer controlled by the AF menu option to use focus priority. Basically, if you select focus priority (versus release priority) in the menu, the AF-on button function ignores that preset and uses only release priority.
What the ? Why this now I am thoroughly used to using it with focus priority. Who's idea was this and who on earth did they consult to get there?
Thoughts from anyone liking ( or not) this new idea would be appreciated.
p.1 #2 · AF-On mode for D7100 - Good or bad design?
I generally don't agree with taking the option away... but I don't use focus priority. When I press the shutter, I want the shutter to fire - I don't want the camera to try and second guess me.
p.1 #3 · AF-On mode for D7100 - Good or bad design?
binary visions wrote:
I generally don't agree with taking the option away... but I don't use focus priority. When I press the shutter, I want the shutter to fire - I don't want the camera to try and second guess me.
p.1 #7 · AF-On mode for D7100 - Good or bad design?
You have no vote option for me......I use AF-ON on my D700/D300 on a full time basis, and switch between focus priority and release priority depending on what I am photographing, and hate the new "release only" mode that Nikon has implemented for its latest cameras.....and won't use it.
I want the AF-ON system to work as it was originally designed. Why Nikon changed it is beyond me. There is a good reason to have both release mode and focus mode available in AF-ON. "Binary Visions" has obviously never worked canine agility competitions in low light arenas, or night rodeos, etc. when you are running fast bursts and you want the camera to track focus and release the shutter whenever it has the object in focus (trap focus) during a burst (and yes, we all understand that slows the burst down), and you simply don't have the eye/mind/finger/button reaction time to recognize "in focus" in the viewfinder and release the shutter.
I currently have a piece of tape over my D7100's AE button to remind me that it is NOT an AF-ON button. If I step up to a D800, I will probably have to do the same thing........Use the darn shutter button at half press and AF-C mode to track moving objects.
As to the other comment he and Chris made about not using focus priority, I understand that, BUT there are fast moving situations where the camera will NEVER catch an in-focus image if you keep hammering the shutter release without the camera having time to track focus and "catch up," especially in low light situations with complex backgrounds or backgrounds with similar colors to your object. So both the release mode and focus mode have very real uses, depending on the type of photography you perform.
p.1 #8 · AF-On mode for D7100 - Good or bad design?
Genes... in case the smilie wasn't clear, I was joking. I know that there are good uses for focus priority and as I said in the first post, I virtually never agree with removing configuration options.
p.1 #9 · AF-On mode for D7100 - Good or bad design?
Trap focus is gone on the new bodies, but release vs. focus priority still works as far as I know. It refers to pressing the shutter while you are pressing and holding the AF-ON button. If you release the AF-ON button, yes, you can press the shutter regardless of the release/focus priority setting. However, if you are trying to track something and you just keep riding the AF-ON button and at the same time pressing the shutter, the priority setting works. If you have it set to focus priority it won't let the shutter go until focus is achieved.
p.1 #10 · AF-On mode for D7100 - Good or bad design?
wellsjt wrote:
Trap focus is gone on the new bodies, but release vs. focus priority still works as far as I know. It refers to pressing the shutter while you are pressing and holding the AF-ON button. If you release the AF-ON button, yes, you can press the shutter regardless of the release/focus priority setting. However, if you are trying to track something and you just keep riding the AF-ON button and at the same time pressing the shutter, the priority setting works. If you have it set to focus priority it won't let the shutter go until focus is achieved.
Ah, well now that makes me feel pretty dumb. I did not extend my trial to actually test this part…. but I am on the way out to do just this now. Thanks :-)
? Why this now I am thoroughly used to using it with focus priority. Who's idea was this and who on earth did they consult to get there?