Olympus Back Button Focus (Page 4): Thanks. I'll experiment with leaving it in C-AF...

mflowe Loc: Port Deposit, MD

SuperflyTNT wrote:

The point is with BBF you don’t need to set it to S-AF to do that.

Thanks. I'll experiment with leaving it in C-AF

JD750 Loc: SoCal

SuperflyTNT wrote:

SuperflyTNT wrote:
The point is with BBF you don’t need to set it to S-AF to do that.

mflowe wrote:

Thanks. I'll experiment with leaving it in C-AF

Superflys OM-D must work different from mine.

On mine you have to be mindful there are two BBF settings, one for S-AF the other for C-AF. If you set BBF only for S-AF and then use C-AF shutter mode the camera won’t BBF. I tried this on my OM-D EM-5 Mii yesterday and verified that is the case.

Earlier you said you AEL/AEF setting was S3/C2/M1. The middle setting needs to be C3 for it to operate in BBF in continuous shutter mode.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

JD750 wrote:

Superflys OM-D must work different from mine.

On mine you have to be mindful there are two BBF settings, one for S-AF the other for C-AF. If you set BBF only for S-AF and then use C-AF shutter mode the camera won’t BBF. I tried this on my OM-D EM-5 Mii yesterday and verified that is the case.

Earlier you said you AEL/AEF setting was S3/C2/M1. The middle setting needs to be C3 for it to operate in BBF in continuous shutter mode.

It has nothing to do with that. I really don’t care about the settings for S-AF. With BBF I can leave it in C-AF and effectively have S-AF by just releasing the button once I’ve achieved focus.

mflowe Loc: Port Deposit, MD

SuperflyTNT wrote:

It has nothing to do with that. I really don’t care about the settings for S-AF. With BBF I can leave it in C-AF and effectively have S-AF by just releasing the button once I’ve achieved focus.

That makes perfect sense. I guess that's why I never thought of it

mflowe Loc: Port Deposit, MD

JD750 wrote:

Superflys OM-D must work different from mine.

On mine you have to be mindful there are two BBF settings, one for S-AF the other for C-AF. If you set BBF only for S-AF and then use C-AF shutter mode the camera won’t BBF. I tried this on my OM-D EM-5 Mii yesterday and verified that is the case.

Earlier you said you AEL/AEF setting was S3/C2/M1. The middle setting needs to be C3 for it to operate in BBF in continuous shutter mode.

Thanks for the reply. I appreciate everybody's feedback. However I still have the initial problem. I think I will try the remote app for my phone and bypass the shutter button see if problem persists.

redrocktom Loc: Sedona

mflowe wrote:

I hope someone can help me out because I've been p... (show quote)

Don't have the Em-5 but have the EM-1 Mk2. With it there is an additional function under the AEL/AFL sub menu titled " Halfway AF". This must be off or you will encounter the difficulties you reference.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

SuperflyTNT wrote:

It has nothing to do with that. I really don’t care about the settings for S-AF. With BBF I can leave it in C-AF and effectively have S-AF by just releasing the button once I’ve achieved focus.

Of course you can do that.

But OP was using S-AF. Were trying to solve OPs problem, not change the way he likes to shoot.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

mflowe wrote:

Thanks for the reply. I appreciate everybody's feedback. However I still have the initial problem. I think I will try the remote app for my phone and bypass the shutter button see if problem persists.

You didn’t by chance just do a firmware update did you?

It is definitely sounding like there is a problem with the camera. I have have had a couple weird problems with my Oly and after showing the problem to the Olympus expert at Sammy’s Camera, he confirmed it needed to go back to Olympus for repair.

Is there a camera store you can go to that handles Olympus? They should have an Olympus expert there.

If not try contacting Olympus with a description of the issue. They are pretty good about responding with things to try. If they the suggestions don’t work they will give you a return/repair authorization.

mflowe Loc: Port Deposit, MD

JD750 wrote:

You didn’t by chance just do a firmware update did... (show quote)

No haven't done any firmware update. An Olympus rep responded on one of the forums I posted on and couldn't fix the problem. It's a great little camera and I use it more than my Nikon D850, but I'm not going to spend any money on repairs. I can buy another one on Ebay for 300 bucks. Thanks for the replies.