bnk1953
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Post by bnk1953 on Jan 25, 2018 22:09:40 GMT
One of the best videos I've seen explaining both how to figure out Hyperfocal Distance and using Back Button Focusing. It is by Dave Morrow youtu.be/vQDhOWcy6f0?list=UUenJzYxc4NS2RJ5jz13IoWQsorry if this has been posted before. ~bruce. ps - start at 1:03 for the actual start of the tutorial |
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Post by hmca on Jan 26, 2018 2:05:38 GMT
Look forward to watching this in the next few days. TFS!
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Post by Bailey on Jan 27, 2018 9:52:43 GMT
Hi bnk1953 I read about back button focus a few years ago now and have continued to use it by default ever since. Not everyone is comfortable with it and it comes down to personal preference. Personally I like it because it locks the focus until you press the focus button again. It's really handy when photographing different subjects located at the same distance from the camera in a given scene (eg shooting different products with the same background). But I find it especially useful when waiting for a moving subject to actually start moving (bird flying off a branch etc etc). With BBF you don't need to hold the shutter button half pressed (which could be tiring) while you wait for some movement. I also find it very handy when I want to focus on a subject and then recompose the shot. With BBF you don't have to keep the shutter button half pressed while you recompose. For anyone interested this is an interesting article in addition to the OP's video which explains what BBF is and the benefits it has. How to Use Back Button Focus On Your DSLR |
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bnk1953
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Post by bnk1953 on Jan 27, 2018 14:02:09 GMT
bailey - I have been using back button focusing for over 4 years and will never go back. You can also hold the BBF while panning to keep the subject in focus - whether in same line, or moving away or towards you. And being able to just hold the button in rather then 1/2 way on the shutter release is so much easier. It can be hard for some to change directions on how to focus using a different button on the camera - but it just makes so much sense.
~bruce.
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Post by Bailey on Jan 27, 2018 23:53:07 GMT
yes, I agree Bruce. The only downside I have to BBF is that when someone offers to take a photo with my camera so I can be included in the photo, I am usually reluctant because most of the time when I try to explain to them that they first need to press this button on the back and then the shutter button, I more often than not get a bewildered look back from them  . Most people are used to tapping or pressing just a single button to take a photo. |
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bnk1953
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Post by bnk1953 on Jan 28, 2018 13:17:16 GMT
Yes - that always is a problem. I usually have an f-stop of 8 or 11 and get it set up and focused on where I am going to stand and then hand it over. Most times it works out fine. The one really bad time when a person that offered to take the photo had parkinsons which I didn't realize until I had handed over the camera to him. Luckily another person saw the situation and offered to take a second.
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Post by hmca on Jan 29, 2018 3:38:51 GMT
Thanks for sharing this bnk1953. I've subscribed to his email list. He has a great teaching style. |
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. Most people are used to tapping or pressing just a single button to take a photo.