mishymama Member 60 posts Joined Mar 2009 More info | Mar 18, 2009 20:52 | #1 I think I have read a thread about this but I can't find it. I have been trying to get my XSi to focus on a distant object (my son at about 15-20 ft) but my camera keeps grabbing something closer (in this example the dugout walls). What am I doing wrong? Does it have anything to do with the lens (Canon 28-80 USM)? Thanks!
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yogestee "my posts can be a little colourful"  More info | Mar 18, 2009 20:53 | #2 How many focus points are you using?? Jurgen
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Mar 18, 2009 20:54 | #3 Did I mention I was a newbie?
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JimG I feel thoroughly satisfied  12,255 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jun 2005 Location: Australia. More info | Mar 18, 2009 20:57 | #4 Are you manually choosing the focus point or are you letting the camera focus on what it likes? Gear Listhttp://www.codastudios.com.au
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yogestee "my posts can be a little colourful" More info | Mar 18, 2009 20:59 | #5 mishymama wrote in post #7552132  Did I mention I was a newbie? LOL,, I thought I guessed that.. Jurgen
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Mar 18, 2009 20:59 | #6 I am turning the ring to the distance I want and then the camera auto focuses. Is that what you are asking?
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Mar 18, 2009 21:02 | #7 Awesome Yogestee!!!!I could see in the viewfinder that the dots (points of focus) were on the dugout not my son. I am actually sitting next the manual right now and will check. I had to use it at baseball practice tonight for something else. Thanks a bunch!!
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yogestee "my posts can be a little colourful" More info | Mar 18, 2009 21:07 | #8 mishymama wrote in post #7552210 Awesome Yogestee!!!!I could see in the viewfinder that the dots (points of focus) were on the dugout not my son. I am actually sitting next the manual right now and will check. I had to use it at baseball practice tonight for something else. Thanks a bunch!! You're welcome,,glad to help..Grab yourself a coffee, your manual, your camera and do some serious reading Jurgen
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Brett Goldmember  4,176 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Ohio More info | Mar 19, 2009 00:40 | #9 The manuals for all Canon cameras that I've read seem to have been written by English-as-a-first-language writers. For the most part, they're very informative (if endlessly repetitive).
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sebr Goldmember  4,628 posts Likes: 9 Joined Jan 2007 Location: Sweden/France More info | Mar 19, 2009 02:34 | #10 Brett wrote in post #7553571 The manuals for all Canon cameras that I've read seem to have been written by English-as-a-first-language writers. For the most part, they're very informative (if endlessly repetitive). I have seen manuals in English, French, Spanish, Swedish and Danish and they all appear to be good translations of the same original... Not sure which language is the original, but my guess is Japanese. And they are all repetitive. Sebastien
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