Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]De : "Frank Filippone " <red735i at verizon.net> A : "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org> Copie ? : Sujet : [Leica] AF Focusing modes... This is an OT subject for Leica, but with the great knowledge here, it seems the answer is more easily found. I use Nikon AF for some things. While my cameras are not SOTA, they do have 2 modes in AF I wonder about. Continuous AF and Single AF. Is there anything that indicates that one mode is more accurate than the other? On moving subjects I'd consider continuous - some cameras feature "predictive" autofocus . Now I read below your grandkids are unpredictable ... Shooting in bursts works well with kids in many cases - there "only" remains to select and retain the best afterwards, unless you have disk space in abundance .... Second: What are the tradeoffs of using the mode that allows for firing the shutter only when in focus At 1.4 you may have a shot, but not what you had expected; too late! rather than the mode that allows for shutter release independent of AF stability? at 5.6 and over, the DoF may compensate for AF error and you get the decisive moment - I'm thinking FF here, not Dx Hope this helps Amities Philippe ( yes, I know the obvious, it is the subtleties I am looking for info on.) My images are mostly of my 2 younger grandsons whose movements are ( to say the least ) unpredictable in 3 dimensions ( maybe 4?) and they never stay still.. Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information