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Problem acquiring focus

Started May 13, 2018 | Discussions thread
Le Kilt Senior Member • Posts: 2,528
Use the focus limiter switch (i.e. not on Full)

jp4 wrote:

cdmazoff wrote:

jp4 wrote:

I don't know how far away your birds were, but perhaps you don't need the focus limit switch set to full.

Thanks for the reply jp4.. I moslty shoot at the full range so I have my focus limit set to full, and this time it was definitely at the long end.

If I think my subjects will be beyond 3m, which they usually are, I set the lens switch to the 3m-infininty mark, the autofocus is better.

Also, I almost always use one point AF. Pump the focus button if it locks onto something other than your subject.

I also use BBF.

Yes, if it's slow focusing and your subject is more than 3m away, switch the focusing limiter on.  That's what it's there for, the focusing will be faster.  Particularly with the extender attached, which does slow the focusing.

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