Nikon vs Canon Auto Focus
Dec 24, 2017 18:42:49 #
SharpShooter wrote:
When fast action sports or nature are being shot by pros, ever wonder why the few black lenses out there are lost in that sea of big white lenses??? LoL
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Historically the masses have nearly always been wrong. Remember when the Earth was flat.
Dec 24, 2017 18:53:35 #
ejones0310 wrote:
My Canon 80D has 49 focus points. But if I leave a... (show quote)
I do exactly the same thing. I thikn that you probably started with mechanical film cameras, as did I. All those focus points confuse the hell out of me. In the old film cameras spot metering cost extra. I suppose that if I was a sports photographer multi focus points would be a great help, but most of my subjects don't move much-landscapes, portraits and pets.
Dec 24, 2017 19:02:12 #
SharpShooter wrote:
Eric, no offense, but people that use only one focus point usually either don't know how to use their cameras correctly or how to set the focus system up.
My cameras have WAY more than 45 points and I wish I had more and over a bigger area of the view finder, even for portraits that don't move at all!
RARELY is the center area of my image where I want my focus to be!!!
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My cameras have WAY more than 45 points and I wish I had more and over a bigger area of the view finder, even for portraits that don't move at all!
RARELY is the center area of my image where I want my focus to be!!!
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Dec 24, 2017 19:14:09 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Right. That's a very common practice that negates all the bragging about the number of focus points. Would anyone want to focus on fifty different subject?
If it were the swimsuit competition at the Miss America Pageant Heck Yes!!!!
Dec 24, 2017 19:45:50 #
Dec 24, 2017 21:01:31 #
joer wrote:
Historically the masses have nearly always been wrong. Remember when the Earth was flat.
Are you actually saying that the earth is NOT flat.
Dec 25, 2017 07:02:02 #
billnikon
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sathca wrote:
I’ve had Nikon cameras since film and never even looked at Canon seiously. I recently came across a review of a Canon camera and was surprised to find out that their auto focus system has 45 cross type sensors while most Nikons only have 15. So how does Nikon still manage to rate so high? It would seem that the Canon auto focus would make the Nikon grossly inferior. What am I missing? Or is Nikon grossly inferior at auto focus
Nikon and Canon have many good focusing systems. Canon went down the road of having a separate focusing processor, Nikon acknowledged that system was good when they put it into their most recent camera bodies, D5, D500, D850, among others.
For birds in flight I use the Nikon GROUP AUTO FOCUS system. It uses five focus points, a cluster of 4 with one extra in the middle, shaped something like a princess diamond. Nikon allows you to put that cluster at various places in the view finder using the rear multi selector. I like the dead middle. I use it for birds in flight, as long as one of the five points is on the bird, it is in focus, this system is designed to ignore the back ground and instead concentrate on the foreground, which is the bird. My keep rate is almost 98%. I use the Nikon D500 with the Nikon 200-500 lens.
I am not discounting the Canon system, many of my friends own the Canon D7 Mard II and use the new version of the 100-400 Canon lens and they too are very happy with their results for birds in flight.
Dec 25, 2017 07:25:17 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Right. That's a very common practice that negates all the bragging about the number of focus points. Would anyone want to focus on fifty different subject?
In some scenes hell yes, in others no but for those that I do I have them at hand. Don't want to use all, use spot or partial or center........ It's like the old 4 barrel carburetors on a car, you only used the second two when you floored it for speed.
Dec 25, 2017 07:40:48 #
SharpShooter wrote:
When fast action sports or nature are being shot by pros, ever wonder why the few black lenses out there are lost in that sea of big white lenses??? LoL
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Dec 25, 2017 07:45:09 #
billnikon wrote:
Nikon and Canon have many good focusing systems. C... (show quote)
Sounds like the BIF use a cluster in the center is an excellent use of additional points and would be valuable. I have not really ever done BIF but sounds like something to try.
Dec 25, 2017 08:25:13 #
Dec 25, 2017 08:45:47 #
I have used both Nikon and Canon cameras they both focus great. Now Sony has come out with fast focus cameras. I believe that a person could get a good photo with any of the systems. I think different focus points are a great idea but the question should be how easy it is to change focus points on the camera while your taking a picture. I don't know which brand is the easiest that would be my question.
Dec 25, 2017 09:19:09 #
I have used both Nikon and Canon cameras they both focus great. Now Sony has come out with fast focus cameras. I believe that a person could get a good photo with any of the systems. I think different focus points are a great idea but the question should be how easy it is to change focus points on the camera while your taking a picture. I don't know which brand is the easiest that would be my question.
Dec 25, 2017 09:20:48 #
sathca wrote:
I’ve had Nikon cameras since film and never even looked at Canon seiously. I recently came across a review of a Canon camera and was surprised to find out that their auto focus system has 45 cross type sensors while most Nikons only have 15. So how does Nikon still manage to rate so high? It would seem that the Canon auto focus would make the Nikon grossly inferior. What am I missing? Or is Nikon grossly inferior at auto focus
Since 1987, Canon has had superior AF ! - but NOT for the reason of number of points ! It has more to do with lens control.
Canon has written the book on AF.
But, Nikon, in the last few years, has caught up with Canon for the most part - and now Sony is challenging also.
Dec 25, 2017 09:28:56 #
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