EM1 continous AF and tracking

Paul Amyes wrote:

SkiHound wrote:

You should have been using High burst. With m43 lenses I believe the system only uses the PDAF focusing system in H sequential.

I tried both and even contacted Olympus for advice. They are actually very coy about saying when the camera switches over from contrast based to phase detection AF. So coy that they would not give a straight answer just "depends" and I got no answer to "Depends upon what exactly?". I don't wish to slag them off as the EM1 is a nice product but I wish they weren't so obtuse on the AF issue. If they wish more professionals to use the system then they should say straight up how it is implemented. Sony took a lot of grief over the AF in the A7R and quite rightly so it was absolutely appalling, but they have redressed a lot of the issues with the mk ii and the 399 point phase detection system is pretty impressive. It would be nice if Olympus could implement something similar that just works straight out of the box.

Well, as I said there are µFT cameras that C-AF out of the box - the DFD AF equippped Panny cameras. And they C-AF really alright, giving you a lot of keepers. If you want the maximum result, however, you have to learn to adapt the E-M1 to your likings and your shooting to the E-M1. Have you ever read the chapter im the 7D manual on the use and optimisation of the C-AF system? Compared to that, optimising the E-M1 is a walk in the park. And someone like you who has been shooting sports for decades should be aware that new tools need a new approach.
If the E-M1 soesn't suit your kind of shooting - fine.
If you couldn't adjust it to meet your needs - fine.
If you just don't like it - fine.
But claiming that it can't do what it can do - as it has been provem thousands of times by pictures and long bursts of fast moving subjects - is just a bit, well, inappropriate. You as a long-term action shooter should know better.