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Problem acquiring focus

Started May 13, 2018 | Discussions thread
aglake
aglake Contributing Member • Posts: 534
Re: Problem acquiring focus

cdmazoff wrote:

Hi Pepege: I tried BBF and almost had a stroke!!! I think I'm BBF challenged; sort of almost like camera-dyslexic

I have not gone to BBF myself, but I find the hitting the AF-ON button will show me if the camera is focusing  on the bird and usually gives me the shot that I want.  The birdfeeders in my yard have an embankment of brush on them and it is very tricky getting the focus on the bird and not the background.  But with care (and multiple attempts) I usually get the shot I want with a 100-400L II (but without a 1.4x.)

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