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Stunning AF demo of the R8 by the Fro

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RogerZoul
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Re: Stunning AF demo of the R8 by the Fro

koenkooi wrote:

koenkooi wrote:

Zeee wrote:

In every video he posts he shows how he uses Expansion AF to focus in on the subject he wants and then flips back to Eye AF.

The R8 should allow eye-AF in all modes, so I think it's not really Jared flipping back, but the camera.

I think it's the 'whole area AF setting' in the manual: Whole Area Tracking Servo AF

Isn't that just subject tracking (via a menu option)? Subject tracking kicks in after AF Expansion is used to grab a subject.  You can turn subject tracking off and nothing kicks in after AF Expansion locks on. The r7, r6M2, and I think the R3, also have these features (along with the R10 & R50). Fro shows that this works really well for people and sports. That expansion mode basically gives a large AF point for grabbing people at the range he typically uses for sports.

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