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EOS R6 - AF not on target on few pictures

Started Sep 11, 2021 | Discussions thread
Greg23D Regular Member • Posts: 143
Re: EOS R6 - AF not on target on few pictures

hi

i get this with my R6 sometimes. I have the kit lens 24-105mm stm and at f7.1 it doesn’t like dark subjects with a dark background. Also what I found hard at first is that the camera will shoot even though it’s not fully in focus in servo mode. My old dslrs had options for the camera to wait until focus was obtained. The R6 only does this with one shot af mode.  My other thoughts is the af mode. Perhaps the camera is predicting the focus to be somewhere else ??? I leave mine on auto.

but on the plus side, I got some very very in focus face shots of partially hidden faces of children on the Go Ape tree climbing ropes earlier. In fact I was quite blown away by its accuracy.  After comparing the photos of a similar situation with better light using a D780, I’d say the R6 is major stride forward in camera development.

Greg

 Greg23D's gear list:Greg23D's gear list
Canon EOS R6 Canon RF 24-105mm F4.0-7.1 IS STM Canon RF 70-200 F4 L
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