Winter hunting

by wvbarnes

Out walking today. Back button AFC works well with K3II and 55 - 300mm PLM with its quick moving lightweight rear focus element and all but silent motor.
Uploaded08/01/2018 - 16:39
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/1000
Aperturef/8
LensN/A
ISO1250
Focal Length300mm
Views/Likes39/2

davidwozhere
Posted 08/01/2018 - 23:52 Link
The result looks good. Never tried it myself. Do you just hold the AF button, pan and click?
(Hah! I said "you Just", as if it were that easy!)
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wvbarnes
Posted 09/01/2018 - 08:51 Link
Hi David,

I persevered this time and after a couple of weeks i now remember I've turned off af on the shutter button.

On the K3 I found centre spot AFC too erratic. On the k3II with the PLM lens it works well. The SR now, apparently, takes in account horizontal panning too I gather. This shot from a sequence was quick pursuit left to right.

You turn off shutter release for main front release button.
You set camera permanantly to AFC.
You press the AF button once for single AF, you hold it down for continuous (I have it permanently on low of three speeds of frames per second)
if you don't use the AF button on shutter release then you are of course in manual focus.

This all means best of both worlds rather than going to settings to awkwardly switch between single and continuous AF.

I'm pleased with my increased success rate and will stick with the method now. My remaining big task is to learn RAW processing.

regards, Bill

https://photos.app.goo.gl/mvhvcSwr872B3ntL2 for my autumn winter album with rest of my local walk pics. Also links to my many albums on my family web site at billbarnes.co.uk I have wildlife collection page now too that i'm developing to tidy up the best of my wanderings. Shame to hide them away on my computer.
leep
Posted 09/01/2018 - 12:57 Link
Nice shot
Interesting info as well.

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