bobbyz Cream of the Crop 20,506 posts Likes: 3479 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Jul 29, 2012 09:42 | #1 First run I was happy when using 70-200mm f2.8 IS II. Yesterday I tested 300mm f2.8 IS and one run is good but two others I hoped for lot better. Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
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bobbyz THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 20,506 posts Likes: 3479 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Jul 29, 2012 09:42 | #2 Run #1 70-200mm f2.8 IS II        Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
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bobbyz THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 20,506 posts Likes: 3479 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Jul 29, 2012 09:43 | #3 Run#1, continuation (canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS II)    Last one is OOF as I think he is too close to me and lens can't focus. Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
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Stickman Goldmember  1,966 posts Likes: 10 Joined Nov 2006 More info | Jul 29, 2012 09:43 | #4 bobbyz wrote in post #14785426  Run #1 70-200mm f2.8 IS II
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bobbyz THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 20,506 posts Likes: 3479 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Jul 29, 2012 09:43 | #5 Run#2, Canon 300mm f2.8 IS. Pretty good results here.        Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
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bobbyz THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 20,506 posts Likes: 3479 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Jul 29, 2012 09:44 | #6 More Run#2, continuation (300mm f2.8 IS). AF messed up in #2 shot here.     Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
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bobbyz THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 20,506 posts Likes: 3479 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Jul 29, 2012 09:44 | #7 Run #3, canon 3000mm f2.8 IS. Needs to be better. These are smaller size, focus is soft in case of originals.        Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
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bobbyz THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 20,506 posts Likes: 3479 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Jul 29, 2012 09:45 | #8 More run#3. Alternate shot is good. Not sure why.      Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
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bobbyz THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 20,506 posts Likes: 3479 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Jul 29, 2012 10:12 | #9 Will see if I can test using my old 1dmk2. Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
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jase1125 Goldmember  More info | Jul 29, 2012 11:43 | #10 What af case did you have it set to? What af mode (single, spot, single +4, single +8, zone or all points)? Jason
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sempaidavid Senior Member  890 posts Joined Nov 2006 Location: Fresno CA More info | Jul 29, 2012 13:32 | #11 I shoot Roller Derby in very low light and my 5d mkIII hits more often than my 1D mkIV. Single point, back button focus on both. 5D mkIII, 1D mkIV, Tokina 16-28 f/2.8, EF 24-70L, EF 70-200 f/2.8L II IS, EF 100-400L, EF 85 f/1.8, Sigma 50 f/1.4, EF 24-105
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bobbyz THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 20,506 posts Likes: 3479 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Jul 29, 2012 14:17 | #12 jase1125 wrote in post #14785825 What af case did you have it set to? What af mode (single, spot, single +4, single +8, zone or all points)? Tweaking the af settings should make your tests improve. Once I started fiddling with the settings based on what I was shooting my keeper rate increased. I was mainly using case 4, single + 4points. Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
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jase1125 Goldmember More info | Jul 29, 2012 14:53 | #13 Try case 2 and see if there is a difference. In theory, af should grab the boy and hang on better. I would Jason
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KarlGB77 Senior Member 556 posts Joined Jan 2011 Location: Delaware More info | Jul 29, 2012 16:03 | #14 What I read Bobby is that in AI Servo using the different case settings, you need to use all 61 points so it can track. Canon 5D Mark III, 5D Mark II, T2i (2), 24-105 f4LIS, 17-40 f4L, 70-200f4L IS, 70-200 2.8L IS II, 100 2.8, 85 1.8, 50 1.4, 50 1.8, 15-85 f4-5.6 IS, 60 2.8, 18-55 IS, 55-250 IS, 430 EX II, 580 EX II, Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod w/ 498RC2, Calumet 8121 Tripod, Manfrotto 679B Monopod w/ 234 RC2 head
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KarlGB77 Senior Member 556 posts Joined Jan 2011 Location: Delaware More info | Jul 29, 2012 16:04 | #15 You start with whatever point you want and then it tracks. Canon 5D Mark III, 5D Mark II, T2i (2), 24-105 f4LIS, 17-40 f4L, 70-200f4L IS, 70-200 2.8L IS II, 100 2.8, 85 1.8, 50 1.4, 50 1.8, 15-85 f4-5.6 IS, 60 2.8, 18-55 IS, 55-250 IS, 430 EX II, 580 EX II, Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod w/ 498RC2, Calumet 8121 Tripod, Manfrotto 679B Monopod w/ 234 RC2 head
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