FBF— am I the only one?
Dec 19, 2021 21:57:09 #
Correct, my friends, front button focus. I realized that the programable button on the front of my camera, what would’ve been the depth of field preview button back in the day, fell under my fingers just perfectly. I decided it made sense to program it to the thing I most use a button for: focusing. Therefore, I am an unabashed member of the front button focus shooters. Am I the only one in this club?
Dec 19, 2021 22:07:38 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Correct, my friends, front button focus. I realized that the programable button on the front of my camera, what would’ve been the depth of field preview button back in the day, fell under my fingers just perfectly. I decided it made sense to program it to the thing I most use a button for: focusing. Therefore, I am an unabashed member of the front button focus shooters. Am I the only one in this club?
Nope.
FBF and TBF as well.
Dec 19, 2021 22:15:17 #
Dec 19, 2021 22:29:40 #
Never needed BBF - auto with the shutter release or manual works for me. Ex. with some of my great older lenses, most often the former.
Dec 19, 2021 23:06:34 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Correct, my friends, front button focus. I realized that the programable button on the front of my camera, what would’ve been the depth of field preview button back in the day, fell under my fingers just perfectly. I decided it made sense to program it to the thing I most use a button for: focusing. Therefore, I am an unabashed member of the front button focus shooters. Am I the only one in this club?
BBF for me. The front button is my Raw+Jpeg switch. I normally shoot JPEG
Dec 20, 2021 01:13:18 #
Dec 20, 2021 02:23:14 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Correct, my friends, front button focus. I realized that the programable button on the front of my camera, what would’ve been the depth of field preview button back in the day, fell under my fingers just perfectly. I decided it made sense to program it to the thing I most use a button for: focusing. Therefore, I am an unabashed member of the front button focus shooters. Am I the only one in this club?
On my Olympus bodies, I use the button closest to the shutter so that I only need to move my index finger a short distance from the focus button to the shutter button. That way I don't have to spend time searching for the button and I don't have to take my attention off the subject. And I use the lever button to turn on or off the focus button.
Another button I keep close to the shutter is the focus magnify button. When lever button is down, camera will focus if I press my assigned focus button. Or if I don't press that button, then camera operates in manual focus mode and I can use the focus magnify to make this easier.
Lever up, and I'm back to full auto-focus.
Dec 20, 2021 06:00:02 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Correct, my friends, front button focus. I realized that the programable button on the front of my camera, what would’ve been the depth of field preview button back in the day, fell under my fingers just perfectly. I decided it made sense to program it to the thing I most use a button for: focusing. Therefore, I am an unabashed member of the front button focus shooters. Am I the only one in this club?
I Have been using the shutter release since autofocus hit the scene why switch now.
Dec 20, 2021 06:04:59 #
I seriously doubt i could retrain my fingers and thumbs to master BBF. I just keep doing what's worked and remember to pause ever so slightly to let the camera focus before the shutter trips.
Dec 20, 2021 06:23:39 #
I'm in the same camp. I just use the shutter release button pressed 1/2 way. Reduces the amount of fingers involved with taking a photograph. Besides 3/4 of the cameras I use don't have the ability to set which buttons do what. I like to keep things uniform.
---Bob
---Bob
Quixdraw wrote:
Never needed BBF - auto with the shutter release or manual works for me. Ex. with some of my great older lenses, most often the former.
Dec 20, 2021 07:24:44 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Rab-Eye wrote:
Correct, my friends, front button focus. I realized that the programable button on the front of my camera, what would’ve been the depth of field preview button back in the day, fell under my fingers just perfectly. I decided it made sense to program it to the thing I most use a button for: focusing. Therefore, I am an unabashed member of the front button focus shooters. Am I the only one in this club?
I use the rear button thing for single spot focus for when the bird is in a tree and limbs are all over.
Of course, maybe some year I will finally miss one shot. Oh well.
Dec 20, 2021 07:48:00 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Correct, my friends, front button focus. I realized that the programable button on the front of my camera, what would’ve been the depth of field preview button back in the day, fell under my fingers just perfectly. I decided it made sense to program it to the thing I most use a button for: focusing. Therefore, I am an unabashed member of the front button focus shooters. Am I the only one in this club?
No, you are not. I have never used bbf and remain unconvinced of the advantage, at least for my photography.
Dec 20, 2021 08:12:19 #
I stick with the shutter release, (half press), to focus. I never felt the need or saw the point of using a different button to focus when my finger is already on the button I'm going to shoot with. I sometimes wonder, if cameras came out of the box with a dedicated focus button, (front or back), but gave the option to program the shutter release to do it easily with a half press, how many people would then use that option instead? Anyway, I like having "focus and shoot" under one easy finger press, and think I'll stick with it.
Dec 20, 2021 08:57:37 #
Dec 20, 2021 09:37:06 #
I shoot and wildlife with a D500 and BBF. The AEL set to single PF, the
joystick to Multi PF. If the suject isn't moving use AEL if it takes off
just switch to the joystick and shoot. It also makes recomposing must faster
fosus on subject release BBf recompose and fire away. try it you might
like it.
joystick to Multi PF. If the suject isn't moving use AEL if it takes off
just switch to the joystick and shoot. It also makes recomposing must faster
fosus on subject release BBf recompose and fire away. try it you might
like it.
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