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Does anyone use AF-S anymore?

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Does anyone use AF-S anymore?

Hey guys,

Over the years, my camera workflow has evolved. At this point in time, I'm wondering if anyone has a good use case for AF-S on their Fuji bodies. Starting with the XT3, AF performance has improved drastically and we have our entire sensor covered with AF points. If you configured back button focus (BBF) and used that when in manual mode, what use case do you have to ever be in AF-S?

In my current setup, I live in AF-C and switch over to Manual focus mode when AF-C is having issues (birds with tons of branches around).  If I need to quickly rely on autofocus, I press the back button I configured for autofocus and I'm on my merry way.

What use case am I missing here to ever use AF-S again?

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