I don't think there is any doubt that the D5/D500 AF is fast, very responsive and are quite possibly the best AF cameras on the market today. And that is in spite of having flawed dynamic af modes.
I also don't think the "new" dynamic af offers any "advantage to more experienced shooters". In the example Steve Perry mentions, I think single point AF and appropriate focus lock on parameters would have been the more appropriate af mode to use. Dynamic Af mode is specifically designed for subjects that are difficult to maintain a single sensor point on.
Instead of offering any advantage to experienced shooters, I think they are just better able to overcome the new dynamic af limitations. They are better able to keep their selected af sensor on the subject the majority of the time. But all photographers will eventually meet a subject where it is difficult to keep the sensor on the subject and will wish for a better dynamic AF mode. Less experienced photographers just find that subject sooner. For me , they are wood ducks exploding off a pond. For more experienced photographers it might be barn swallows. I think few, if any, photographers can keep the AF sensor on the head of a flying barn swallow. Me, I'm happy if I can just get them in the frame.
Mar 17, 2017 at 07:28 AM
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