Handing a camera w/BBF to another person to take a picture
Jan 2, 2019 20:11:40 #
Someone made a comment a while back about having the camera set to BBF and trying to explain to someone else how to take a picture of you with your camera.... 
Right? 
A recent question about BBF finally prompted me to check, as my wife would not understand the BBF/spot metering process if I gave her the camera.
SO. On MY camera, a Canon T1i, if I set the mode to the green rectangle (full auto) the focus reverts back to 1/2 shutter press for that mode.
Boy am I happy!
Now I can use the camera the way I want and hand it to someone to take a picture for me without having to explain a lot of stuff! Whoo-hoo!
If you use BBF, check your camera. Maybe it too reverts to a PHD camera when you need it to.
Right? A recent question about BBF finally prompted me to check, as my wife would not understand the BBF/spot metering process if I gave her the camera.
SO. On MY camera, a Canon T1i, if I set the mode to the green rectangle (full auto) the focus reverts back to 1/2 shutter press for that mode.
Boy am I happy!
Now I can use the camera the way I want and hand it to someone to take a picture for me without having to explain a lot of stuff! Whoo-hoo!
If you use BBF, check your camera. Maybe it too reverts to a PHD camera when you need it to.
Jan 2, 2019 20:17:14 #
Good tip! I just checked my Canon 7dII, and it works as you describe in the A+ (green) mode.
Jan 2, 2019 20:19:49 #
Longshadow wrote:
Someone made a comment a while back about having t... (show quote)
Good idea. I'll check my cameras for the same thing. It's almost impossible to explain BBF.
Jan 2, 2019 20:28:09 #
Mac wrote:
Good idea. I'll check my cameras for the same thing. It's almost impossible to explain BBF.
Yes it is. (Plus, I use the center point focus mark.)
Couple that with center spot metering..... Oie.
Jan 2, 2019 20:30:34 #
I was out with a group of adults and kids. The suggestion was to have one of the children take a picture of the group of adults. The lighting and group size didn't help for just setting over to auto. The 10-year understood using the BBF to focus for the shot ... 
Jan 2, 2019 20:37:41 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
I was out with a group of adults and kids. The suggestion was to have one of the children take a picture of the group of adults. The lighting and group size didn't help for just setting over to auto. The 10-year understood using the BBF to focus for the shot ...
Save extenuating circumstances, most time it will be a benefit. It will definitely be a great one for me when required.
I know if I have to explain BBF/spot metering to my wife, she'll just hand the camera back to me.
Next time I'll look for a 10 year old?
Jan 3, 2019 00:38:32 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
My Nikon D800 didn’t have the green Auto mode. The replacement Z6 does, though.
I suspect P mode will not revert.
I suspect P mode will not revert.
Jan 3, 2019 00:39:05 #
I honestly don't understand why people look upon BBF like it's rocket science. Essentially it's just plain focus lock, controlled by a button. There's nothing difficult about grasping the concept and putting it to practice. You can teach it to a 12-year old within five minutes!
Jan 3, 2019 00:44:34 #
You only need a thumb and index finger and a heads-up on which buttons to use with each finger, really only 30 seconds ...
Jan 3, 2019 01:01:00 #
Longshadow wrote:
Someone made a comment a while back about having t... (show quote)
Clever.
If I hand my camera to somebody, usually that is outdoors in bright light. I set it up first including focus, and choose an f-stop that facilitates wide DOF. However I have found that most people understand if I simply say "focus using this button and shoot by pressing this button".
Jan 3, 2019 06:39:09 #
If one is taught to BBF at the outset I don't believe it would be that difficult to understand. I've been using it almost since I first got my camera and it's second nature to me. I don't think it's that difficult .
CHG_CANON wrote:
I was out with a group of adults and kids. The suggestion was to have one of the children take a picture of the group of adults. The lighting and group size didn't help for just setting over to auto. The 10-year understood using the BBF to focus for the shot ...
Jan 3, 2019 06:51:06 #
EXACTLY!!!!
JD750 wrote:
Clever.
If I hand my camera to somebody, usually that is outdoors in bright light. I set it up first including focus, and choose an f-stop that facilitates wide DOF. However I have found that most people understand if I simply say "focus using this button and shoot by pressing this button".
If I hand my camera to somebody, usually that is outdoors in bright light. I set it up first including focus, and choose an f-stop that facilitates wide DOF. However I have found that most people understand if I simply say "focus using this button and shoot by pressing this button".
Jan 3, 2019 06:51:17 #
rook2c4 wrote:
I honestly don't understand why people look upon BBF like it's rocket science. Essentially it's just plain focus lock, controlled by a button. There's nothing difficult about grasping the concept and putting it to practice. You can teach it to a 12-year old within five minutes!
Not rocket science, just that most people I've seen handed the camera and "This is what you have to do to take a picture..."
you get the
Look.They're simply used to PHD cameras.
Many of the members know what I'm talking about.
Jan 3, 2019 06:53:09 #
JD750 wrote:
Clever.
If I hand my camera to somebody, usually that is outdoors in bright light. I set it up first including focus, and choose an f-stop that facilitates wide DOF. However I have found that most people understand if I simply say "focus using this button and shoot by pressing this button".
If I hand my camera to somebody, usually that is outdoors in bright light. I set it up first including focus, and choose an f-stop that facilitates wide DOF. However I have found that most people understand if I simply say "focus using this button and shoot by pressing this button".
Works if the subject is at the focus and metering point(s).
Jan 3, 2019 06:58:15 #
foathog wrote:
If one is taught to BBF at the outset I don't believe it would be that difficult to understand. I've been using it almost since I first got my camera and it's second nature to me. I don't think it's that difficult .
What about the guy/gal you hand your camera to at the tourist site, who has an Instamatic.
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