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Dec 30, 2021 17:17:00   #
julian.gang
 
This is what I meant to say! Me bad!...Julian

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Dec 30, 2021 17:19:01   #
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Mine do. Focus is focus.

Did your AF not work with HDR ?
That would be user error.

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Dec 30, 2021 17:29:52   #
mffox Loc: Avon, CT
 
YES

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Dec 30, 2021 18:14:50   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
Yes, but it's better to turn it off. That is unless you put your camera on a tripod. Even then, it's probably best to turn it off.

I'm not sure how your camera handles 'in camera' HDR. However, multiple exposures would be best to have AF off.
--Bob
julian.gang wrote:
This is what I meant to say! Me bad!...Julian

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Dec 30, 2021 22:04:43   #
Orphoto Loc: Oregon
 
As before, HDR is an exposure feature. It has nothing to do with focus or autofocus.

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Dec 31, 2021 05:43:30   #
billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
 
julian.gang wrote:
This is what I meant to say! Me bad!...Julian


your not the guy who asked yesterday if auto focus worked in P mode are you?
Any way, if auto focus is turned on in your camera then YES, auto focus will work in HDR mode.
By the way, if auto focus is turned on in your camera, it will stay on until you turn it off.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.
PS. you know, one of the great things about digital is that you can see what you get right away, unlike film camera's' so, my point is if you have future questions, why not try them out and see what the results are in your camera right away. Then if you have questions you can come to us for an answer.

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Dec 31, 2021 06:22:06   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
julian.gang wrote:
This is what I meant to say! Me bad!...Julian


Yes, but it's better to not use it with HDR or pano stitching. An easy way is to standardize on a focus mode that does not use the shutter button - such as back button focus - which only focuses when you press the button momentarily, or focuses continuously if you hold the button down.

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Dec 31, 2021 07:49:09   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
rmalarz wrote:
Yes, but it's better to turn it off. That is unless you put your camera on a tripod. Even then, it's probably best to turn it off.

I'm not sure how your camera handles 'in camera' HDR. However, multiple exposures would be best to have AF off.
--Bob



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Dec 31, 2021 07:57:29   #
rcarol
 
Orphoto wrote:
As before, HDR is an exposure feature. It has nothing to do with focus or autofocus.


Well, In a way it does. Since HDR requires taking multiple images at differeing exposures, the camera will focus on the subject each time the shutter is engaged unless the camera in placed in the manual focus mode.

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Dec 31, 2021 08:04:54   #
BebuLamar
 
I never use my Nikon Df on continuous focusing so I don't know. But normally with HDR it would focus then take multiple shots at the same focus.

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Dec 31, 2021 09:12:51   #
dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho
 
billnikon wrote:
your not the guy who asked yesterday if auto focus worked in P mode are you?
Any way, if auto focus is turned on in your camera then YES, auto focus will work in HDR mode.
By the way, if auto focus is turned on in your camera, it will stay on until you turn it off.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.
PS. you know, one of the great things about digital is that you can see what you get right away, unlike film camera's' so, my point is if you have future questions, why not try them out and see what the results are in your camera right away. Then if you have questions you can come to us for an answer.
your not the guy who asked yesterday if auto focus... (show quote)


You have just pointed out something I wonder whenever these questions come up. I understand we all have questions, me included. I have no problem with ANY question being asked. But with something like this or the one yesterday about working in P mode, I never understand why the person does not simply try it. Put the camera in HDR or P mode and press the shutter button to see what happens.

Dennis

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Dec 31, 2021 09:41:40   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
As pointed out by Bedulamar. Normally you would use a tripod and take multiple exposures for each HDR image. It doesn’t matter how you focus but what is important is that you only focus once per set of images. So you can use autofocus if you want on the first frame and then turn it off for the subsistent frames in the set.

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Dec 31, 2021 10:08:47   #
billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
 
rcarol wrote:
Well, In a way it does. Since HDR requires taking multiple images at differeing exposures, the camera will focus on the subject each time the shutter is engaged unless the camera in placed in the manual focus mode.



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Dec 31, 2021 11:45:43   #
Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb
 
The situation you might be looking at is matching the sensor setting to the situation. That is, a spot meter setting for a situation that requires a overall setting. In some cases try an f11, giving you the depth-of-field you may want or need.

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Dec 31, 2021 11:48:15   #
Nicholas J DeSciose
 
For some reason it never occurs to a lot of people possibly younger people that photography is about practicing and experimenting. Over and over and over again. And then do it some more

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