What am i missing with BBF
Jan 20, 2020 08:30:52 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
And be sure your focus mode is set to "C" for Continuous. That way you can track moving subjects and make the shot while tracking, or focus and then release the button to lock focus on a static subject.
Jan 20, 2020 08:44:57 #
gailj wrote:
Hi after submitting a photo with focus trouble someone suggested i may not have BBF set up correctly and think they are right. I thought i was doing all the steps but when i check back to controls it reverts back to Fn1 instead of AE-L/AF-L, any help would appreciated. Gail
Gail, watch this you tube video and it might help you to make sure you are setting it up correctly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxPMpk6-TjM
I have been using BBF for years, shooting all kinds of photography, and would not go back to the 1/2 shutter push. Shooting events and portraits and landscapes. etc.
Jan 20, 2020 08:51:33 #
"What am i missing with BBF" Since this requires the shooter to be in Continuous (C) mode you will indeed be denied the "Conformation" Beep as the camera locks focus... (for Nikon)
Also you will be denied AF FOCUS ASSIST ILLUMINATION... That my friend is a MAJOR down side of BBF especially for shooting in a dark studio... (again for Nikon) This will likely result in out of focus captures (sound familiar gailj)
So yes BBF works well for shooting sports & wildlife in stellar illumination scenarios however it can virtually suck in a dark venue...
"...… Look out kid
They keep it all hid
Better jump down a manhole
Light yourself a candle…"
Bobby Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues
Also you will be denied AF FOCUS ASSIST ILLUMINATION... That my friend is a MAJOR down side of BBF especially for shooting in a dark studio... (again for Nikon) This will likely result in out of focus captures (sound familiar gailj)
So yes BBF works well for shooting sports & wildlife in stellar illumination scenarios however it can virtually suck in a dark venue...
"...… Look out kid
They keep it all hid
Better jump down a manhole
Light yourself a candle…"
Bobby Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues
Jan 20, 2020 09:55:44 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
If you are not using BBF you are missing out. Steve Perry of Back Country Gallery has an excellent video explaining BBF and several excellent books as well.
Jan 20, 2020 10:08:07 #
Jan 20, 2020 11:04:08 #
You also need to set the AF button on the front of the body to continuous so the camera focuses continually while the AF-on button is pressed but focus locks when you release the AF-ON button.
Jan 20, 2020 12:35:51 #
Yes. That was my first thought. With BBF, the shutter button is only there to activate the shutter and not to focus.
Jan 20, 2020 13:31:58 #
Notorious T.O.D. wrote:
Edit — Sorry I used Canon terms here because that ... (show quote)
Thank you 😊
Jan 20, 2020 13:36:56 #
Thomas902 wrote:
"What am i missing with BBF" Since this ... (show quote)
Thanks Thomas I have 2 D series cameras so I will take one off BBF for indoor shots and see if that helps
Jan 20, 2020 15:41:31 #
dwmoar
Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley
bweber wrote:
Focus assist may not work with BBF on a Nikon. I works on all of my Canons.
and so does the focus lock beep
Jan 20, 2020 15:52:35 #
dwmoar wrote:
and so does the focus lock beep
Some cameras, yes.
Others, no.
All cameras should have the beep turned off, about the same time you finish inserting a charged battery into the body for the first time.
Jan 20, 2020 16:18:23 #
The often missed step is to turn off the shutter button AF. Otherwise this re-focuses the image at shutter actuation--negating the BBF lock on the point the photographer chooses. I'm not familiar with Nikon menu speak, but it look to me as if you have af-Locck assigned but ALSO have shutter button AF assigned also.
Steve Perry does have the best 'splanation and proper steps. Great videos on the subject.
I'm an old manual SLR and RF guy from the film DAZE. I like separating the focus function from the shutter function while still using AF. It works for multi point AF as well as focus-recompose which was, in the day, our only option.
Good luck, and enjoy the control of where to focus vs letting the camera choose.
C
Steve Perry does have the best 'splanation and proper steps. Great videos on the subject.
I'm an old manual SLR and RF guy from the film DAZE. I like separating the focus function from the shutter function while still using AF. It works for multi point AF as well as focus-recompose which was, in the day, our only option.
Good luck, and enjoy the control of where to focus vs letting the camera choose.
C
Jan 20, 2020 19:36:23 #
gailj wrote:
Ok that makes sense I am having trouble holding focus when I release the AE-L button so I thought maybe it wasn’t set up correctly but I think the reason is I’m moving the camera causing it to lose focus :( Thanks Bill
You have to also, deactivate the shutter button focus.
Jan 20, 2020 22:17:14 #
Photocraig wrote:
The often missed step is to turn off the shutter b... (show quote)
To me Steve’s videos are a Godsend.
Jan 21, 2020 00:02:47 #
Gail,
After looking at your supplied camera menu shots, I agree with frankenrev, have to turn off focus from shutter release.
As with others I have found Steve Perry's information very informative for Nikon products as that is what I shoot. This link may help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzqQskGoURE
After looking at your supplied camera menu shots, I agree with frankenrev, have to turn off focus from shutter release.
As with others I have found Steve Perry's information very informative for Nikon products as that is what I shoot. This link may help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzqQskGoURE
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