20D: Manual Mode in Low Light - Question

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Mike

Try switching it to manual focus. Focus on the torch, switch AF to off, then snap a picture. You could also up the ISO to achieve a shorter shutter speed, I believe. Crank that up to H.

If the lens won't autofocus just switch it to manual focus!

One way around this is to set custom function 4 to 1 - that way focus will be your rear * button and exposure lock the shutter button.... separating those two was a huge advantage for me and makes what I do far, far easier! That way you can pre-focus with the * button, turn the light off then snap away as you please without interfering with focus.

EDIT: Unfortunately all my original image links are now broken. My photographs are now hosted at Flickr and on my website. Links to both of these sites are in my signature section.

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Thanks,

Mike

EDIT: Unfortunately all my original image links are now broken. My photographs are now hosted at Flickr and on my website. Links to both of these sites are in my signature section.

Apologies for any broken image links that are now showing in any of my threads or posts.

Thanks,

Mike

BTW, Mike, you need to account for the fact that the lens will focus beyond infinity if you're setting focus manually.

A good approach would be to manually focus to infinity in daylight, when you can see through the viewfinder, and mark the focus point on the lens body for future use at night.

-js

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