What setting do you use? Just got my 40D, been trying different ones and wondered what everyone else used.
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| 3 - AE Lock/Metering + AF Start | 17 20.2% |
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Sep 05, 2008 22:16 | #1 What setting do you use? Just got my 40D, been trying different ones and wondered what everyone else used. 7D MKII ■ 10-22 ■ 15-85 ■ 28-135 ■ Σ 50-150 ■ 70-200 f4L ■ 100-400L ■ 580EX II
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adblink Goldmember  1,458 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2007 Location: Hamilton, Ontario More info | Sep 06, 2008 01:35 | #2 hopefully I can answer this question tomorrow |Canon 40D + BG-E2N | 580EXII | 430EX | Phottix Atlas Triggers
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Sep 06, 2008 06:52 | #3 I leave mine to the default setting R5, RF 85 f1.2L, RF 50 f1.8, 6D, EF16-35 F4L IS, EF50 f1.4, EF 100 f2.8 L Macro IS
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engrmariano Senior Member  793 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2007 Location: Pinoy in SG More info | Sep 06, 2008 07:00 | #4 |
Bazz8 Senior Member  More info | Why bother unless you shoot at the olympics or some other sports venue. Gear List : SLR BODIES: Eos 5, Eos 3, D30 ( GIFT TO SON INLAW) 40D( SOLD) 1DMK3 ( Current Body)
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tiktaalik Goldmember  1,213 posts Joined Feb 2006 Location: Southern California More info | Sep 06, 2008 08:46 | #6 Not just sports but also for airshows, or even for those inferior small feathered things that fly.... Julie
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lukeap69 Goldmember  1,206 posts Joined May 2008 Location: Near the desert More info | Sep 06, 2008 09:11 | #7 Ahh. These custom functions are actually used... Arnold
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APM Member 41 posts Gallery: 14 photos Likes: 30 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa More info | Sep 06, 2008 09:11 | #8 Number 3. My camera has the battery grip, so I have also switched the operation of the AF-ON and * buttons (C.Fn IV 2 - enable). This overcomes the problem of the grip not having an AF-ON button. Therefore, it does not matter how I hold the camera (i.e. landscape or portrait format), I can use the * button to activate the focus system. APM
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I think it's great having focus and metering separate. Right now I'm using IV-1-2 although I was thinking of trying out IV-1-3 also. 7D MKII ■ 10-22 ■ 15-85 ■ 28-135 ■ Σ 50-150 ■ 70-200 f4L ■ 100-400L ■ 580EX II
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Sfordphoto Goldmember 2,564 posts Joined Feb 2008 More info | Sep 06, 2008 14:03 | #11 i think option 3 is cool, you can MF your lens without the camera always trying to fight you for what it thinks should be in focus.
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gooble Goldmember  3,149 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2006 Location: Mesa,AZ More info | Sep 06, 2008 14:30 | #12 bazz8 wrote in post #6252361  Why bother unless you shoot at the olympics or some other sports venue. It has absolutely nothing to do with sports or action. It is great for those but the point of it is to seperate the shutter from focusing.
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RoyC Goldmember  2,088 posts Likes: 21 Joined Aug 2005 Location: N.Devon, UK More info | Sep 06, 2008 15:05 | #13 I have my 40D set to 2 and love the AF being separate from the shutter button. Seems really weird when I use my 30D and having to use the shutter button to focus. TOP BIRD SHOTS
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Sep 06, 2008 21:42 | #14 Roy C wrote in post #6254335 I have my 40D set to 2 and love the AF being separate from the shutter button. Seems really weird when I use my 30D and having to use the shutter button to focus. Wow, you couldn't seperate them on the 30D? You could on the 20D. 7D MKII ■ 10-22 ■ 15-85 ■ 28-135 ■ Σ 50-150 ■ 70-200 f4L ■ 100-400L ■ 580EX II
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Sfordphoto Goldmember 2,564 posts Joined Feb 2008 More info | Sep 29, 2008 17:47 | #15 I don't really get setting #2. if you have it on setting #2, then if you press AF on, it meters...why have the half press of the shutter also meter?
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