p.1 #1 · Ideal AF settings for wildlife photography on the X-T5?
I just picked up a Fujifilm XF150-600mm after upgrading from some old manual lenses for bird photography. Funnily enough despite having my X-T5 for over two years I have used autofocus lenses very rarely, and thus I'm not super familiar with the X-T5's autofocus capabilities, so I'm curious what people recommend for AF settings for both still and moving subjects, since there seems to be a handful of options.
I've seen some recommend Pre-AF on, Pre-AF off, AF-C, AF-S, subject detection, no subject detection, back button autofocus, zone focus, point focus, lots of variety in people's settings. Has anyone used this lens/camera combo and have found their ideal setup? Thanks
p.1 #2 · Ideal AF settings for wildlife photography on the X-T5?
AF-C. AF area All. AF points 425. Subject detection on animal or bird, assuming XT5 has this now, XH2 does. Release priority, I prefer Release. You can play with AF-C detection settings. I like 1, 2 or 5 depending. My custom 6 is everything set to mid position and it seems pretty good general purpose.
The XT5 does, indeed, have those settings. (If I’m not mistaken, I think the AF features of the XH2 and XT5 cameras are pretty much the same at this point.)
Also, good to point out Morris’s posts on this subject. I think he’s probably done more to push the boundaries for wildlife (at least birds) with the small Fujifilm systems than most.
