Back Button Focus (Page 3): A remote will still work, but if you want the remote to autofocus as you take the picture, then you have to reassign the shutter button to focus.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Chicopee wrote:

I have several DSLR's. Some have a dedicated button for BBF.....others, I have to assign a button. My question is.....does a remote still work w/ BBF w/ a dedicated button AND/or.......an assigned button? Some of these remotes actually focus and then you can take the shot.....guess I'm thinking it won't work if you have an assigned button...
Thanks........

A remote will still work, but if you want the remote to autofocus as you take the picture, then you have to reassign the shutter button to focus.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Dngallagher wrote:

It is never the remote that does the focusing, it is always the camera....

Anyway, if you assign a BBF, On a Nikon, use of an IR remote will cause the camera to auto focus normally, but a wired remote will not focus before tripping the shutter.

That's interesting to know about the IR remote vs the wired remote. I just ordered a third party wired remote for my Nikon DX camera. My first one.

HeatherM

What if you're using a delayed shutter release instead of a remote trigger? That was my plan - uh oh. Do I have to switch back to shutter button focus for these shots? Nikon 810.

Photocraig

My EOS 50D 2rd Party wired remote triggers the shutter and unless assigned otherwise the focus and exposure. With BBF enabled, I must focus using the back button and then shoot. After a few missed shots and having confused borrowing photographers, I have set a more normal configuration on one of my programmable custom functions, CF2, which has the shutter button do focus, exposure AND actuate the shutter. In that mode the remote activates all 3 functions just like from the factory.

I also find that this CF2 set up helps me on quick grab shots, too.

Generally, when I'm using my remote shutter, I'm mounted on a tripod (the 50D is) and I'm taking time composing and carefully focusing a photograph. Using either manual, live view or BBF are the rule here. I think BBF works especially best when shooting action. It helps avoid the in-camera AF from choosing an unwanted item for focus like a foreground element. And I've only got nine focus points to worry about!

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ELSELS Loc: USA

Hello:

I have been "experimenting also" with the use of the BBF - I like the ideas of how it would / could help.

I agree - it does take some time to "getting use to using it".

Following this thread and the posts, as I find it interesting and helpful.

Have a nice day everyone,

Ed

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Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

I just did some playing with my D7200 and found that in BBF, using the wireless remote shutter release, it will auto focus in live view, but not in viewfinder mode. My thinking was that at times I might find it useful to mount the camera on the tripod and leave it in viewfinder mode, but use the remote trigger, but that won't work when BBF is enabled. I guess Nikon has decided that one should only use a remote trigger in LV mode. Oh well, not that big a deal for me.

Bluetick Loc: Flowery Branch, GA

Thanks to you all for your comments. I'm sure I'll be able to figure it out from your help.

Chicopee Loc: NY State, USA

Wingpilot wrote:

I just did some playing with my D7200 and found that in BBF, using the wireless remote shutter release, it will auto focus in live view, but not in viewfinder mode. My thinking was that at times I might find it useful to mount the camera on the tripod and leave it in viewfinder mode, but use the remote trigger, but that won't work when BBF is enabled. I guess Nikon has decided that one should only use a remote trigger in LV mode. Oh well, not that big a deal for me.

Ah but it is.... now we know with the remote it will focus and take the picture if it's live mode. Mine is not a wireless remote. so I will have to give this a try In live view. I was sure that I had read that somewhere, and now you have confirmed. The only problem is my cameras Are canon and an Olympus...
Will be interesting