Servo 1st image priority option Canon R6 mk2

[laurence1961]

Hi, on my r6 mk 2. i don't seem to have Servo 1st image priority option only one-shot af release priority???

Can anyone advise, please.

Many thanks

 

[Zeee]

R6II does not have those options. My R7 doesn't. I don't think my R5 had it either. Seems like Canon dropped those options when the ML lines came out. I don't have the R5II or R1 but looking at the R5II manual looks like Canon re-introduced them with those bodies.

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[Alastair Norcross]

Hi, on my r6 mk 2. i don't seem to have Servo 1st image priority option only one-shot af release priority???

Can anyone advise, please.

Many thanks

I never found that setting to make any difference on my older bodies that had it.

 

[Zeee]

Hi, on my r6 mk 2. i don't seem to have Servo 1st image priority option only one-shot af release priority???

Can anyone advise, please.

Many thanks

I never found that setting to make any difference on my older bodies that had it.

I've never missed it.

 

[apersson850]

I never found that setting to make any difference on my older bodies that had it.

If focusing on the first target in your sequence is easy for your camera there's no noticeable difference. Only if it's a difficult target (difficult light, low contrast) you may notice that it takes a little longer from pressing the button until the first picture is taken, since the camera will then spend some more time trying to get the focus correct, instead of being happy with what it has and release anyway.

 

[laurence1961]

Thanks for reply...

 

[Leigh A]

Canon retained that option throughout the DSLR era, 5D4, 7D2, etc., even though those bodies incorporated the newly introduced "Case" Parameter adjustments, among other Servo AF advancements.

Perhaps it was maintained in them more as a legacy function, like AI-Focus which has long been considered borderline obsolete.

The apparent purpose seemed to be, if you were shooting a fast moving, once in lifetime subject like a rarely seen bird, or a space shuttle take-off, would you rather have the camera prevent shutter operation until focus was confirmed, possibly missing the shot altogether, or choose Release priority where a burst would hopefully result in a capture even if not in perfect focus.

Apparently, all of the continuing Servo AF, & Tracking advancements in the "R" MILCH era have rendered that function obsolete

 

[Zeee]

Canon retained that option throughout the DSLR era, 5D4, 7D2, etc., even though those bodies incorporated the newly introduced "Case" Parameter adjustments, among other Servo AF advancements.

And now Canon removed the case presets on the R5II and R1 and just left the parameters to adjust.They turfed Switching Tracked Subjects and added some user control to Case Auto which makes sense. I like all of those changes and I hope they add FW updates to older bodies. I doubt they will .

Perhaps it was maintained in them more as a legacy function, like AI-Focus which has long been considered borderline obsolete.

The apparent purpose seemed to be, if you were shooting a fast moving, once in lifetime subject like a rarely seen bird, or a space shuttle take-off, would you rather have the camera prevent shutter operation until focus was confirmed, possibly missing the shot altogether, or choose Release priority where a burst would hopefully result in a capture even if not in perfect focus.

Apparently, all of the continuing Servo AF, & Tracking advancements in the "R" MILCH era have rendered that function obsolete