Comments on: How to get better control of autofocus

By: U.

U. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:44:50 +0000

When my boyfriend gave me the first DSLR, this option was enabled on it. And it really helps in almost every situation: from landscapes, portraits to macro. But somehow my friends do not like this then I borrow them my camera for a while.

By: Stuff You’ll Like | Chuqui 3.0

Stuff You’ll Like | Chuqui 3.0 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:02:32 +0000

[...] How to get better control of autofocus: Normally, your camera will auto focus when you press the shutter button halfway, but with back-button autofocusing, you have to press a button on the back of the camera instead, giving you complete control of when autofocus is initiated. [...]

By: Hagen

Hagen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:55:32 +0000

Does get challenging when you want to do this AND AE-lock. Of course that’s where the manual focus switch comes in handy. Good tip though.

By: Carl Nicholson

Carl Nicholson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:06:45 +0000

Steve, great advice and I agree fully! Started using it and reduced softness (out of focus) or front and back focus by 90%. Should be standard on all cameras.

By: marcus

marcus — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:53:44 +0000

On a D300 it’s custom setting menu option a5 — AF Activation — AF-On Only.
As with your XTi this disables the half shutter button auto focus, and only the AF-On button (next to the rear selector wheel) will engage the autofocus. By default both are enabled on the D300.

By: ramblingwoods

ramblingwoods — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:50:42 +0000

This is wonderful information that I really, really need. I can see where I will be spending some time. I like the way you present your info as it is easy to understand. Some of the materials that I have picked up for my canon are too involved or not clearly presented. Thank you… Michelle