skycolt wrote in post #15099204
Hello everyone, I just got a second hand 1dIII and tried a little bit. I used it for birding. Compare to 7D, my feeling is that the camera focus fast, but lacks the precise focus ability on small subject like 7D dose. So some shots go out of focus, but generally the response speed is little bit better than 7d. I have some general question on the camera setting: what kind of focus mode do you often use? one point /w/wo extension point or all the focus points? for 7D I can save the focus setting in the custom function and change the setting really quick. Can 1D3 do that? Thanks for the help.
Hello everyone, I just got a second hand 1dIII and tried a little bit. I used it for birding. Compare to 7D, my feeling is that the camera focus fast, but lacks the precise focus ability on small subject like 7D dose. So some shots go out of focus, but generally the response speed is little bit better than 7d. I have some general question on the camera setting: what kind of focus mode do you often use? one point /w/wo extension point or all the focus points? for 7D I can save the focus setting in the custom function and change the setting really quick. Can 1D3 do that? Thanks for the help.
This is a VERYYY long video, but i am so glad i watched it! Helped me understand this camera and all the custom functions so much better than i could have done with reading the manual. Sit down for an hour and watch this with camera in hand and tweak it to what suits you. I actually set my camera exactly how he did and have been changing it ever so slightly to suit my needs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGYNidLEk3I
waterrockets wrote in post #15099422
Congrats on the 1D3! I'm still new to mine, but I'm loving it.
The 1D can register three sets of C.Fn settings, and apply them quickly. You can also write them to the card, so you can maintain different profiles on different cards, then quickly load them.
Regarding focus settings, I change mine depending on what sport I'm shooting. You should read the manual, carefully, then go read this brilliant AI Servo Guide: http://cpn.canon-europe.com …o_AF_Custom_Functions.pdf
My guess is that the small subject problem is because you lost some reach with the larger sensor. A small subject on a 7D will be even smaller on the 1D3, and the focus point area is larger than the square on the screen. Get closer either physically or with glass.
Congrats on the 1D3! I'm still new to mine, but I'm loving it.
The 1D can register three sets of C.Fn settings, and apply them quickly. You can also write them to the card, so you can maintain different profiles on different cards, then quickly load them.
Regarding focus settings, I change mine depending on what sport I'm shooting. You should read the manual, carefully, then go read this brilliant AI Servo Guide: http://cpn.canon-europe.com …o_AF_Custom_Functions.pdf
My guess is that the small subject problem is because you lost some reach with the larger sensor. A small subject on a 7D will be even smaller on the 1D3, and the focus point area is larger than the square on the screen. Get closer either physically or with glass.
Also if this is the PDF that i am thinking of it also helped me understand. But this PDF is not opening, i will see if i saved it somewhere.
