Comments on: Wind Against Sun Strategy… https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2015/05/02/26698/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Wed, 06 May 2015 01:19:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 By: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2015/05/02/26698/comment-page-1/#comment-1717120 Wed, 06 May 2015 01:19:31 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=26698#comment-1717120 In reply to Jeff.

Hi Jeff,

YAW. Thanks for your purchase. Yes, the system will be tracking whether you have AF on the shutter button or on one of the rear buttons. After years of doing flight with rear button focus I simply got tired of doing two things when I could have been doing one. So now I switch back and forth between rear button and shutter button but find myself using shutter button AF probably 80% of the time.

Let me know if that makes sense. later and love, artie

]]> By: Jeff https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2015/05/02/26698/comment-page-1/#comment-1716742 Sat, 02 May 2015 22:30:38 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=26698#comment-1716742 Dear Artie,
Thanks so much for sharing your adventures and images with us and for the additional gift of your responses to questions. May I ask please about this comment in your description. I have read your guide for the 7 d mark ii.

AI Servo Zone/Shutter Button AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure (as is always best when hand holding).

I have been experimenting with full time back button focus for birds in flight and more static subjects while using AI servo. I don’t understand the advantage you are referring to of shutter button focus over back button when using AI servo mode as it would seem that if one is continuously pressing the back button while tracking a moving (standing or walking perhaps or in flight) bird then with either shutter or back button focus the camera is focused at the moment of shutter release.

Thanks very much
Jeff

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