Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR? - Page 3

highway0691 · 20th of May 2012 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by umphotography

Ive tried it. Tried to make myself do it. but for some reason, i always go back to the button. I have my cameras set for BB. But i keep going back old school. Go figure. I like the beep and i like my finger on the trigger

I guess what i dont get is even with BB, you still have to hit the shutter. So for my simple mind, BB was an extra step. If BB would lock and fire the shutter maybe for me.

As above. Have tried it but just can't remember to use it when shooting. I figure using one button which focuses and takes the photo makes it more simple.

Christina · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by umphotography

I have my cameras set for BB. But i keep going back old school. Go figure. I like the beep and i like my finger on the trigger

The beep - really? Do you have your beep going off during ceremonies?

umphotography · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by Christina

The beep - really? Do you have your beep going off during ceremonies?

Sure. Why wouldnt I ?? Nobody can hear it. I photograph a lot of weddings and no one has said a word to me about the beep. I have had a priest say that he could hear the shutter click. I like the beep because i know my exposure is locked. Promise you, anyone 2 ft from me wont hear it.

PhotoMatte · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

Hmmm, over 150 weddings shot and I've never heard of BBF. Guess I'll have to read my 5D2 manual for the first time (after using them for all of last year's weddings). Does it help with low-light focus?
As for the camera making a beeping noise, I turned that off years ago after a bride's mother told me she'd heard it going off the entire ceremony!

PhotoMatte · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

Just read this article from Canon, talking all about BBF, and I can't see any reason I'd switch.

Peacefield · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

The problem with using the BB to focus, especially if you're doing it with group photos is when the lens misfocuses.

I'm going through a collection of images from last week's wedding and the camera incorrectly focused a few times. Thank goodness I refocus each time so that it's just the odd photo here and there and I'm not facing the tradgedy of an entire sequence being OOF.

facedodge · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

I've converted. I also am growing accustomed to the AE lock feature as well.

rincon · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

No BB here. I like having one button, one finger. I try to keep it simple.

jkim05 · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by umphotography

Sure. Why wouldnt I ?? Nobody can hear it. I photograph a lot of weddings and no one has said a word to me about the beep. I have had a priest say that he could hear the shutter click. I like the beep because i know my exposure is locked. Promise you, anyone 2 ft from me wont hear it.

I always hear it when a photographer uses it, and to me I think it's unprofessional to have it goin off. The shutter sound is unavoidable, but I always turn off the AF beep. On AI servo, it doesn't beep anyways.

Christina · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

The first year I was shooting weddings, I arrived so early at a church one weekend that the earlier wedding was still in progress. It was really hot outside, so I stepped inside the church and sat in the back row to stay cool. I could hear the photographer's beep all the way in the back of the church. (Also, he was shooting on a tripod on wheels!)

bigarchi · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

Yeah, this is a huge thread jacking, and I don't mean to pile on you here Mike, but I can't believe you would leave the beep on!

but on topic, i use back button focus when i shoot derby sometimes. i want to like it, but honestly my hit rate is so much better when i don't use it. so i never use it for weddings. certainly I have never "needed" to.

highway0691 · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

[quote=bigarchi;14473026]Yeah, this is a huge thread jacking, and I don't mean to pile on you here Mike, but I can't believe you would leave the beep on! quote]

Quiet churches, no wind outside etc, yes you might be able to hear the beep.

Outside in a garden, on or near a beach, theres so much ambient noise that you wouldn't even hear the bride if she broke wind.

bigarchi · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

YES, ambient noise levels definitely make a huge difference, I agree.

it's not just ceremonies though, I wouldn't want people hearing my beep during a speech or something either.

I've been in churches that had what felt like zero ambient noise, and everything echoed so loud. it was not typical, but man was it awful.

Tigerkn · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by Peacefield

The problem with using the BB to focus, especially if you're doing it with group photos is when the lens misfocuses.

I'm going through a collection of images from last week's wedding and the camera incorrectly focused a few times. Thank goodness I refocus each time so that it's just the odd photo here and there and I'm not facing the tradgedy of an entire sequence being OOF.

I also refocus each time when I do group photos even with BBF. I also turn the beep off.

etaf · 30th of May 2012 (Wed)

just started to use - and must say i quite like the way it works

View Poll Results: Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR?
BB AF on all my body, I use it for everything I shoot	98	66.67%
Tried it, not impress, so I am back to half shutter to AF	32	21.77%
Never try it before	17	11.56%
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21st of May 2012 (Mon)	#34
PhotoMatte Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 1,404	Re: Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR? Hmmm, over 150 weddings shot and I've never heard of BBF. Guess I'll have to read my 5D2 manual for the first time (after using them for all of last year's weddings). Does it help with low-light focus? As for the camera making a beeping noise, I turned that off years ago after a bride's mother told me she'd heard it going off the entire ceremony! __________________ the site the blog My gear: Canon 5D3, 5D2, 5D (x2), 16-35 (v2), 24-70 (v1), 24-105, 70-200 f2.8 (v2), LensBaby (v1), 600EX-RT (x3), MacBook 17" Pro, Apple 27" monitor

21st of May 2012 (Mon)	#35
PhotoMatte Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 1,404	Re: Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR? Just read this article from Canon, talking all about BBF, and I can't see any reason I'd switch. __________________ the site the blog My gear: Canon 5D3, 5D2, 5D (x2), 16-35 (v2), 24-70 (v1), 24-105, 70-200 f2.8 (v2), LensBaby (v1), 600EX-RT (x3), MacBook 17" Pro, Apple 27" monitor

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#36
Peacefield Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 3,853	Re: Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR? The problem with using the BB to focus, especially if you're doing it with group photos is when the lens misfocuses. I'm going through a collection of images from last week's wedding and the camera incorrectly focused a few times. Thank goodness I refocus each time so that it's just the odd photo here and there and I'm not facing the tradgedy of an entire sequence being OOF. __________________ Robert Wayne Photography 5D3, 5D2, 50D, 350D * 16-35 2.8 II, 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8 IS, 100-400 IS, 100 L Macro, 35 1.4, 85 1.2 II, Tokina 10-17 fish * 580 EX II (3) Stratos triggers * Other Stuff plus a Pelican 1624 to haul it all

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#37
facedodge Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Silver Spring, MD (DC Suburb) Posts: 740 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR? I've converted. I also am growing accustomed to the AE lock feature as well. __________________ Gear List \| Feedback

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#38
rincon Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 159	Re: Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR? No BB here. I like having one button, one finger. I try to keep it simple.

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#40
Christina Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 633 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR? The first year I was shooting weddings, I arrived so early at a church one weekend that the earlier wedding was still in progress. It was really hot outside, so I stepped inside the church and sat in the back row to stay cool. I could hear the photographer's beep all the way in the back of the church. (Also, he was shooting on a tripod on wheels!) __________________ Christina - Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer Syncopated Pictures

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#41
bigarchi Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: upstate ny Posts: 915	Re: Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR? Yeah, this is a huge thread jacking, and I don't mean to pile on you here Mike, but I can't believe you would leave the beep on! but on topic, i use back button focus when i shoot derby sometimes. i want to like it, but honestly my hit rate is so much better when i don't use it. so i never use it for weddings. certainly I have never "needed" to. __________________ ~Mitch my gear

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#42
highway0691 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 581	Re: Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR? [quote=bigarchi;14473026]Yeah, this is a huge thread jacking, and I don't mean to pile on you here Mike, but I can't believe you would leave the beep on! quote] Quiet churches, no wind outside etc, yes you might be able to hear the beep. Outside in a garden, on or near a beach, theres so much ambient noise that you wouldn't even hear the bride if she broke wind. __________________ There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept. Ansell Adams

30th of May 2012 (Wed)	#45
etaf Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 1,220	Re: Do you use Back Button Auto Focus on your DSLR? just started to use - and must say i quite like the way it works __________________ 60D \| EF-S 18-200 \| 50mm 2.5 macro \| 550EX \| Pro1 \| Elements

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