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Why isn’t AF picking up these birds?

Started 10 months ago | Questions thread
JustUs7 Senior Member • Posts: 4,327
Re: Why isn’t AF picking up these birds?
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I’d suggest that the bird is too small. Even the spot AF area would be bigger than the whole bird. The line where the fence meets the house offers strong contrast. You have to get closer, or get the RF800 f/11, or manually adjust focus.

Heck, they might even be in focus but by the time one blows them up big enough to see on a 1080 monitor, they’re all pixelated and appear to not be sharp.

You’re also at 1/60th. I know IBIS and IS on the lens are supposed to be good, but that’s a tall order at 400mm shooting that small of a subject hand held.

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