i shoot a mixture of stationary/wider stuff, street, candid portraits and erratic \"people Servo\". i do not shoot sports or wildlife. here\'s how i\'ve got my custom functions laid out (less some minor settings i can\'t recall off the top of my head... like that i write RAW to the CF and JPG to the SD, etc.)
C1 - this is my wider angle, deeper DoF setting.
- Av set to f/8
- highlight tone priority enabled
- 1 shot AF
- DoF preview set to toggle to AI Servo
- Silent drive, multiple shot
- AF selections available: 1 point, zone, auto selection (zone is default)
C2 - this is for shallower DoF, shooting on the street with more normal to short telephoto focal lengths and whatnot
- Av set to f/2.8
- 1 shot AF
- DoF preview set to toggle to AI Servo
- Silent drive, multiple shot
- AF selections available: 1 point, zone (1 point is default)
- orientation linked AF: horizontal point set to center, vertical (grip up) point set to the top 1/3 of the frame so i can hit faces in portrait position, vertical (grip down) point set to the bottom 1/3 of the frame for when i want to have my subject in the lower part of the frame and allow the surroundings to fill the rest
C3 - shallower DoF, moving subjects, normal to short telephoto lengths
- Av set to f/2.8
- AI Servo set (i am still playing with/tweaking the particular servo modes, particularly #5 and #6. i find you have to adjust on the fly for a while to find what you like best here)
- DoF preview set to toggle AF to single shot
- high speed drive
- AF selections available: Spot AF, 1 point, zone (spot is default)
- orientation linked AF: horizontal Point set to center, vertical (grip up) Spot set to the top 1/3 of the frame so i can hit faces in portrait position, vertical (grip down) Point set to the bottom 1/3 of the frame
umm.... that\'s all i can remember right now. brain isn\'t functioning yet today
i finally got around to setting these up about 2 weeks ago now, and am refining as i use them.
May 09, 2012 at 08:12 AM
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