After 50 weddings with the R3's

RLight wrote:

PNad wrote:

noggin2k1 wrote:

RLight wrote:

Any recommendations regarding AF setup? How do you have your R3 setup for weddings? What customizations do you recommend?

Tracking sensitivity: -2

Accel/devel tracking: -1

I basically don't want my camera to move between subjects (hence -2), and find this works really for confetti, first kiss, etc. Humans at weddings also aren't the most fast moving of subjects, hence -1 stops the AF being skittish.

I also have a face detect on/off button for one of the function buttons, when I'm trying to get detail shots etc, and don't want AF to pick up a face.

I do mostly the same, but I actually found a way to turn off subject recognition all together while holding a fonction button because the camera REALLY likes to jump to faces/subjects even when you are using a single spot that is isn’t even on the said face/subject. It’s both awesome and annoying but at least the instan turn off fixes that.
My only gripe with the R3 is starting/waling up with a well filled card, even a fast CF. The initialization can take a few seconds when theres a few thousands pictures and sometimes that really, really sucks. I’m curious of you have the same problem as well.

Otherwise this camera is the ultimate events/sports/weddings machine by a long shot. No way I want to end with thousands of 50mp files that will all end up on the web and maybe a 36x24.

I popped for a Cobalt; let you know of it makes a difference. Quickly finding to your point how you handle images is a big deal with this beast.

Agreed with the eye-AF; excellent and annoying.

Just found out that it’s the SD card that causes the problem, even a fast Sony G.