New FujiFilm user... need help with focus settings

wallawalla wrote:

Vic Chapman wrote:

Vaccam wrote:

Vic Chapman wrote:

On my XT2 =

Button/Dial setting - Shutter AF - AFC to ON. You might want to do the same with Shutter AE depending on your setup. Also check shutter/release priority - again to your preference.

AFS remains set to back button.

Vic

Vic,

I am a little confused with this statement. Could you please clarify? I use back button focus currently with both AFC and AFS, I have AF-ON tied to my back dial on my x-t20 and Shutter AF set to Off. The only two options I have in Button/Dial setting for Shutter AF is ON and Off and the setting seems to affect both AFC and AFS.

Am I missing something? Is the x-t2 different? What you wrote seems to suggest a different behavior for Shutter AF depending if AFS and AFC (MSC switch) is selected. I am probably just miss reading what you wrote.

Or, are you saying that with Shutter AF set to On you can still use Back Button focusing for AFS as long as you keep the back button pressed since AF is locked by the back button?

Thanks,

Michael

You're in luck - sort of - I own both XT2 and XT20. The bad news is - you don't have the same AFS/AFC on/off option for shutter AF on the XT20 I'm afraid.

I'll try to think of an alternative and perhaps others have ideas.

Vic

I have the XT-20 and have it set to use back button focus when in manual focus mode. You can select either AF-S or AF-C for the back button when in manual AF. This way you can set to AF-C position on the front dial and use the shutter button or switch to AF-M dial position and use back button focus with AF-S.

Thanks Wallawalla! I will give that a try.

Michael