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K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
Applies just as much to my K-x as to my K-5. Seems odd to suggest it as a specific tip for the K-5II or IIs. It is the way to go for action photography IMO :wink:
Posted by Blythman on 22/06/2013 - 19:45
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
Alan, I know it has been around for some time, but as the K511 has better focusing I just though people who may not have known or used BBF might be interested. I really works well for Sports and fast moving subjects from my experience of using it.
Posted by Fletcher8 on 22/06/2013 - 19:54
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
I use back button focussing regularly, but I don't think there's anything wrong with using the half press on the shutter button either. One of the benefits of the half press method is that your finger is already half down on the button and thus you can get less camera shake when actually taking t...
Posted by Smeggypants on 22/06/2013 - 22:11
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
That's a good point and one I'd not thought of. I had a feeling the SR wasn't quite as good in my K30 as my Kr but that coincides with when I changed to BBF. Makes me wonder. Dave
Posted by dcweather on 22/06/2013 - 23:28
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
When i used to use older bodies, i admit i shot a lot with bbf, however with the k-5 mkii i just dont feel the need anymore....
Posted by cabstar on 23/06/2013 - 02:07
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
That's a good point and one I'd not thought of. I had a feeling the SR wasn't quite as good in my K30 as my Kr but that coincides with when I changed to BBF. Makes me wonder. Dave Shake reduction is also activated on the shutter button half press, I think.
Posted by Pentaxophile on 23/06/2013 - 03:58
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
It seems that SR is activated when auto-focusing, regardless of which button is being used. I think the point being made is that, if the shutter button is already half-pressed, it might result in less physical movement of the camera when completing the press to fire the shutter. Personally, I...
Posted by MrB on 23/06/2013 - 08:58
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
It seems that SR is activated when auto-focusing, regardless of which button is being used. I think the point being made is that, if the shutter button is already half-pressed, it might result in less physical movement of the camera when completing the press to fire the shutter. Personally, I...
Posted by Smeggypants on 23/06/2013 - 10:26
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
Ever since reverting back to digital SLR's a couple of years ago, I've always used the back button exclusively for focussing, I find that it gives so much more control. I agree with Smeggy on the process of firing the shutter; it should not be a 'press', it should be a gentle squeeze with the breat...
Posted by davidstorm on 23/06/2013 - 10:43
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
I have to profess a level of ignorance on this subject. Until I read this thread it never occurred to me to use anything other than the shutter button to activate autofocus but can see a huge amount of sense in using it when you focus & recompose. What I don't understand - and can someone help with...
Posted by GaryJohn on 23/06/2013 - 17:10
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
Gary My original intention of this post was to highlight BBF as I had never used it until recently. Personally when I shoot moving subjects I use different techniques, sometimes I use focus tracking, sometimes I pre focus. What I have learnt is tat BBF has really increased my keep rate for certai...
Posted by Fletcher8 on 24/06/2013 - 07:53
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
I have to profess a level of ignorance on this subject. Until I read this thread it never occurred to me to use anything other than the shutter button to activate autofocus but can see a huge amount of sense in using it when you focus & recompose. What I don't understand - and can someone help with...
Posted by Blythman on 24/06/2013 - 09:12
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
I find it easier to use the back button as focus defeat...
Posted by dpm on 24/06/2013 - 15:20
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
I'll be honest here Lads, I see no advantage at all to using the back button for focusing. Its not the 1st time this has come up and it's not the 1st time I've tried to see it from your point of view. If anything my thumb is hovering between the green button and the AE-L button so adding in another ...
Posted by bettyswolloks on 24/06/2013 - 16:00
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
When you you cancel the shutter release half press focus button (button customisation menu) and then assign the BBF button as you focus, when you shoot sports you will defiantly see an improvement in the keep rate of images IMHO. As I have mentioned earlier I have been shooting a lot of equine ev...
Posted by Fletcher8 on 24/06/2013 - 17:45
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
When you you cancel the shutter release half press focus button (button customisation menu) and then assign the BBF button as you focus, when you shoot sports you will defiantly see an improvement in the keep rate of images IMHO. As I have mentioned earlier I have been shooting a lot of equine ev...
Posted by bettyswolloks on 24/06/2013 - 18:16
K5ll & K5lls Focus Tip BBF
Thanks Daz
Posted by Fletcher8 on 24/06/2013 - 18:53
PC upgrade - what software upgrade?
Be aware that these other programs do things we don't necessarily expect. For example, I read yesterday that Picasa strips out some of the EXIF data, so one photographer found he couldn't do what he wanted to as a result. In this case he wanted to put modified images back on his SD card, at which po...
Posted by johnriley on 26/06/2013 - 08:22
PC upgrade - what software upgrade?
Smeggy say....... Can you select, for example, a hundred shots and apply the same edits to them simultaneously with one slider movement? As Nigel says probably not. Although I have to say I personally have yet to come across a situation where I would want to. I am not gonna get into a debate a...
Posted by Smeggypants on 26/06/2013 - 09:21
PC upgrade - what software upgrade?
Are there still people using Silkypix? A while back it was "the" RAW converter to use, I still use Silkypix Developer Studio Pro 4 but I don't think that I will upgrade to Pro 5.
Posted by golfdiesel on 30/06/2013 - 15:08
