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C2C · ‎11-17-2024

Hello!

I just purchased my R6 MKII (and am thrilled with it!). Quick question:

When I am shooting a basketball, soccer, or football game (Manual Mode) which AF Area setting is recommended?

I have AF Operation set to Servo, Subject to Detect set to People and Eye Detection set to Auto. Whole area tracking Servi AF is set to On.

I'm a relatively new photographer...and primarily take sports and wildlife pictures.

Would appreciate any and all advice, recoomendations, coaching.

-- Dave

March411 · ‎11-18-2024

Hey Dave, glad it's coming together!

If the image you are capturing is a still then you can focus, release and take the photograph. If there is movement, like a person driving to the basketball hoop you want to continue focusing through the point that you take the photograph. If you were to stop during movement you will lose focus and the image would most likely not be sharp.

This video is by the same creator, I like his stuff, he keeps things simple. Personally wildlife and sports are set up pretty much the same in my camera bodies. One tracks critters the other tracks humans and there is movement. Sports are somewhat easier (IMO) as you do not have as many variables as you do in the wild. This should answer you question perfectly.

Marc
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C2C · ‎11-17-2024

Thank you, Trevor!

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