arbitrage wrote: 149113 wrote:
Some images from yesterday. Had limited time to shoot and it was windy here so not ideal.
For perched birds, ideally I want small or medium focus area where the bird eye AF is working but the AF isn't attempting to find subjects outside the area designated. I may have a setting that's off. What is everyone using for that use case?
Osprey with a small bluefish I think
Female Boat Tailed Grackle
Male Yellow Warbler in a Bayberry tree
Male Yellow Warbler
Indigo Bunting
Male Blue Grosbeak in the foreground with Male Indigo Bunting in the Toneh
Male Common Yellowthroat in a Sweetgum tree - a tree that is synonymous with the Delmarva
Nice set.
I've been using either S Flex Spot or Expand Flex Spot (M Flex Spot would be okay also). I get that onto the bird or bird's head and let Eye-AF activate, then I hold down my AF-ON button that is programmed to Tracking On....that then allows me to recompose as I want. I don't like to start off in a Tracking version of the Flex Spot because if it grabs a twig it won't let go. Therefore I want the more accurate targeting of the non-tracking versions and once it finds the eye I can change to tracking so I don't have to be as precise. If it does start tracking something else I just let off my Tracking On button and reacquire with the non-tracking Flex Spot.
Thanks. I'll give that a shot. I started by trying to replicate my R4 settings but that broke down logically as soon as I got to several of the menus where the R4 has no equal on the A1. Then I downloaded Mark Galer's settings but I didn't find some to my liking and didn't get how the ISO stuff was being managed because I prefer to go full M including never using auto-ISO and it seems like he is on full A mode all the time. Now what I have is a mash up of several recommended settings and I don't feel confident in it yet
Apr 30, 2021 at 09:22 AM
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