Just curious

I was going to ask this within Danny's thread, but would like various views/experiences

With the wader flocks building in numbers along the coasts, no dought i will get opportunities for some 'flight' shots of densely packed waders, and as i didn't have any AF options last winter, i'm wondering if this sort of scenario is suited to AF, or whether manual focus is the most reliable option.

Having read in my handbook that subjects of small intricate/regular patterns etc can fool AF, i'm assuming that MF is the way to go, but maybe a particular AF mode may also produce the goods

Just planning ahead

Alan

Hi Alan I use AF and f11 .

Phillip.

Cheers Phillip,

Any particular mode...........dynamic/closest subject etc

I was advised to shoot wide open and iso 400 in the main forums.....

Hello Alan

If you are going to shoot into the sun then I would use manual focus, as the AF can shoot all over the place.

Danny

Hi Alan I usually use group dynamic closest subject center AF area that's the big triangle on the back of your d2h and closest subject with pattern 2 set in the menu this can give you up to 11 combinations of groups of 3 or five sensors all cross type that will quite happily work up to F8 and F11 sometimes closest subject priority should shop it jumping about I know it's very reliable on my d2x but not sure how reliable it will be with the D2h it should be exactly the same as it is basically exactly the same autofocus.

Phillip.

Thanks for that Danny/Phillip,

Very useful, and hopefully i shall get the chance to have a crack at that type of subject fairly soon!

Alan