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Canon Releases 3 New Cameras- M6, T7i and 77D

Started Feb 15, 2017 | Discussions thread
WilbaW
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Re: Canon Releases 3 New Cameras- M6, T7i and 77D
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jrkliny wrote:

I have had a XSi,, T3i, and now a T6s. None of them have done well focusing at macro distances around 1:1 or 1:2. Sometimes the AF works at those distances. Often it just hunts and cannot settle on to a focus. I often try to pick a high contrast area, focus and then lock the focus. Sometimes that works. Often it does not. I typically shoot macro with a handheld flash and only have one hand available to shoot with. The failure of the AF can be extremely frustrating and has caused me to miss lots of shots.

That's a perfect recipe for failure. You can fix it:

  1. Mount the flash on the camera, or a stand, whatever... so your left hand is free.
  2. Use AI Servo with a single point.
  3. Hold the camera steady with both hands.
  4. Fire when you hear the minimum possible level of activity from the focus ring.

Your problems are not the camera's fault.

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