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Posted 02/10/2016 - 08:25
Just a touch on the shutter release button wakes the body. I always use two bodies, you just get into the habit of touching the shutter release button to make them ready.
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Posted 02/10/2016 - 09:32
You can set the time for auto power off in the menu, and there is the option to turn it off completely.
Would this do away with the need to activate the body via the shutter button?
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Would this do away with the need to activate the body via the shutter button?
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Simon
DOIK wrote:
Just a touch on the shutter release button wakes the body. I always use two bodies, you just get into the habit of touching the shutter release button to make them ready.
John
Just a touch on the shutter release button wakes the body. I always use two bodies, you just get into the habit of touching the shutter release button to make them ready.
John
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Posted 02/10/2016 - 23:11
It should do but with all the electronics now running constantly, there would be extra battery drain. There is also the need to keep the processor cool and cameras don't have cooling fans! I agree about the annoyance: you wait ages for an insect to move to the right place and ........... the blasted thing has gone to sleep.
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Posted 03/10/2016 - 00:05
I've always used back button focussing and would never revert to the shutter button now. The back button just offers so much more control and flexibility, especially when you need to hit the shutter button at the right moment to get the shot, without worrying about what the AF is doing. I find this invaluable on Festival / Gig shoots.
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Last Edited by davidstorm on 03/10/2016 - 00:06
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Posted 03/10/2016 - 19:12
davidstorm wrote:
I've always used back button focussing and would never revert to the shutter button now. The back button just offers so much more control and flexibility, especially when you need to hit the shutter button at the right moment to get the shot, without worrying about what the AF is doing. I find this invaluable on Festival / Gig shoots.
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David
I've always used back button focussing and would never revert to the shutter button now. The back button just offers so much more control and flexibility, especially when you need to hit the shutter button at the right moment to get the shot, without worrying about what the AF is doing. I find this invaluable on Festival / Gig shoots.
Regards
David
I have used back button focussing ever since David recommended it in a post many moons ago ! I wouldn't go back to shutter button focussing - back button is so much more flexible and you know what you will be getting focus-wise when you press the shutter.
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Posted 05/10/2016 - 09:28
I'm also a back button user, used this way for years now. So much better, who cares what the AF is doing, when I want to take the picture there is no delay.
Options for camera going to sleep either are periodical pressing the AF button slightly to awaken the camera or change the settings in the menu. I think by default it's set to 30 seconds. I have changed mine to 5 minutes before sleep
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Options for camera going to sleep either are periodical pressing the AF button slightly to awaken the camera or change the settings in the menu. I think by default it's set to 30 seconds. I have changed mine to 5 minutes before sleep

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Posted 06/10/2016 - 07:24
Our cameras don't sleep until 30 minutes is up. The battery life isn't a problem.
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Posted 06/10/2016 - 08:22
As John says, battery life isn't affected, camera in standby doesn't use a lot of power
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