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Back button focus
May 30, 2017 08:49:40 #
it is so great ,once you get used to it , once you go back you never go back !! 
May 30, 2017 08:49:43 #
Ok I may be missing something. When using BBF do press and hold or do you press and let go. When I do the latter the first shot is fine and the second shot is out of focus.
May 30, 2017 08:50:09 #
Ok I may be missing something. When using BBF do press and hold or do you press and let go. When I do the latter the first shot is fine and the second shot is out of focus.
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May 30, 2017 08:53:21 #
set it up and set focus to continuous ,when you want to follow action hold the bfb when you want to lock focus as in single focus let the button go . best of both worlds and you will get use to using it and do it automatically !!
May 30, 2017 08:55:38 #
May 30, 2017 09:06:06 #
WessoJPEG wrote:
I ordered your book on Focus never received anything. 
Sorry about that - Send me a PM with your info and I'll look it up to see what happened. You should get the download link instantly once ordered, but it sounds like something went wrong.
May 30, 2017 09:17:38 #
AZNikon
Loc: Mesa, AZ
Ditto! 
WayneT wrote:
I wouldn't be without it. It allows me to lock my focus point onto a particular part of the frame I'm trying to create then I let go and I can move my camera to center on a different point without losing my focus on my initial point. Not as many slip ups in focus using BBF vs. front button combination focus and shutter release.
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May 30, 2017 09:25:37 #
WayneT wrote:
I wouldn't be without it. It allows me to lock my focus point onto a particular part of the frame I'm trying to create then I let go and I can move my camera to center on a different point without losing my focus on my initial point. Not as many slip ups in focus using BBF vs. front button combination focus and shutter release.
The above covers my reasons for preferring BBF, along with separating focus from exposure.
May 30, 2017 09:29:14 #
Steve Perry wrote:
Sorry about that - Send me a PM with your info and I'll look it up to see what happened. You should get the download link instantly once ordered, but it sounds like something went wrong.
I don't know how to send a PM.
May 30, 2017 09:31:32 #
Steve Perry wrote:
I did a video on BBAF and it's helped a lot of people understand exactly why they need it and what the advantages are (and how to set it up too). Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzqQskGoURE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzqQskGoURE
Steve's video is an excellent one to learn about BBF. No, we don't know each other.
May 30, 2017 09:34:06 #
AZNikon
Loc: Mesa, AZ
Thanks Steve-well done! That was an excellent point about sticking with it and resisting the urge to go back. When I took the plunge, it took me about 10 days and I''m never going back!
Steve Perry wrote:
I did a video on BBAF and it's helped a lot of people understand exactly why they need it and what the advantages are (and how to set it up too). Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzqQskGoURE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzqQskGoURE
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May 30, 2017 09:46:34 #
WessoJPEG wrote:
I don't know how to send a PM.
Click on the person's name [in their post] and it will take you to a page with their information. On that page you will find a link to send a message.
May 30, 2017 09:47:46 #
Steve Perry wrote:
I did a video on BBAF and it's helped a lot of people understand exactly why they need it and what the advantages are (and how to set it up too). Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzqQskGoURE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzqQskGoURE
Steve, why do you say in your excellent video that you must be in AF-C for BBF to work? I use it in both AF-C and AF-S.
Thanks!
May 30, 2017 09:54:15 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Steve, why do you say in your excellent video that you must be in AF-C for BBF to work? I use it in both AF-C and AF-S.
Thanks!
Thanks!
If you are in AF-S the focus will only occur once and remain there even though you may have the AF-ON button (or the assigned button) pushed; It will not refocus until you remove your finger and press again. With AF-C, as long as you have the AF-ON button (or the assigned button) pushed, the focus will change as needed. Wann'a see it? Use your method set to AF-S on a subject walking toward you ... Take a bunch of pictures. The first one or two will be in focus; the rest will not be.
May 30, 2017 09:55:43 #
Howard5252 wrote:
If you are in AF-S the focus will only occur once and remain there even though you may have the AF-ON button (or the assigned button) pushed; It will not refocus until you remove your finger and press again. With AF-C, as long as you have the AF-ON button (or the assigned button) pushed, the focus will change as needed.
Beat me to it!
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