40D: 2 quick questions before taking the plunge

crazyskillz07 wrote in post #5532854
And that is a sweet pic BTW!

Thanks!

And thanks for the WB adjustment! I'm partial to yellow Mustangs... so not surprised I had a bit too much! LOL!

Going back to the subject of AF points, I use the centre one just about all the time for street, candids, close-ups, and most general stuff. But I'd switch to using all AF points with AI Servo to get shots of flying birds. Much easier to track and focus on them.

I very rarely shoot landscapes but I probably ought to select AF points and use evaluative metering, but I don't usually bother; I just use the centre AF point and partial metering, and lock and recompose if necessary.

garryknight wrote in post #5533410
Going back to the subject of AF points, I use the centre one just about all the time for street, candids, close-ups, and most general stuff. But I'd switch to using all AF points with AI Servo to get shots of flying birds. Much easier to track and focus on them.

I very rarely shoot landscapes but I probably ought to select AF points and use evaluative metering, but I don't usually bother; I just use the centre AF point and partial metering, and lock and recompose if necessary.

Hi Garry

Yes, thats very useful because it sounds like you shoot in a similar way to me by mostly using centre af point and I occasionally lock and recompose with my 350D.

I am definitely going to try all af points and A1 servo for in-flight shots - I do a lot of dragonfly in-flights and when I get the chance, I like to try and get bird in-flights, especially Lapwings when I can get to where they are. With my 350D last year I did A1 servo but centre point which was ok but still slightly disappointing and had a couple of keepers, but from what I have read, with the 40D it seems I am likely to have more keepers (if I work hard enough lol).

Clocks ticking and should arrive here at work today

Linda


UPDATE: ITS ARRIVED! am at work so cant play or charge battery, but am reading the book when I can

Congratulations. You're going to love it.

garryknight wrote in post #5538092
Congratulations. You're going to love it.

Thanks Garry - yes I am certain I will.

Charged battery when I got in, and after dinner set it all up, put my 70-200 F4L on and went out in the garden just as it was getting dark and just about managed 3 shots before shutter speed was just far too low with on-board flash and hand holding.

Even so, with a normally unacceptable shot, I did a 100% crop of the flower head I focussed on and all things considered its pretty good going for very dim light and pop up. You can see the blurring on the outer flower edge, but I would never have achieved anything like this with my 350D.

Linda

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LindaB wrote in post #5538712
Thanks Garry - yes I am certain I will.

Charged battery when I got in, and after dinner set it all up, put my 70-200 F4L on and went out in the garden just as it was getting dark and just about managed 3 shots before shutter speed was just far too low with on-board flash and hand holding.

Even so, with a normally unacceptable shot, I did a 100% crop of the flower head I focussed on and all things considered its pretty good going for very dim light and pop up. You can see the blurring on the outer flower edge, but I would never have achieved anything like this with my 350D.

Linda

Nice shot...now put that 580EX on there and keep shooting!

prime80 wrote in post #5538855
Nice shot...now put that 580EX on there and keep shooting!

LOL - yeah, I just ran out of time and the 580 is still on the 350D at the moment but that soon coming off

Thanks

Linda

That spider looks impressed with the shot...