Canon 5DSR autofocus test
After mightily struggling to get continuous autofocus to work with the 5DSR, I finally a got the hang of it somewhat. I am still learning to use the Canon user interface, but I can see that I have only scratched the surface of the autofocusing capabilities Canon cameras have.
It is amazing how many different focus modes are in the Camera, with many variations within each. It goes far beyond anything I have seen in Nikon, Sony or Leica cameras. Hopefully, I will learn some of the tricks.
Now that I have the basics working, the focus accuracy is excellent. These cars were not moving super-fast - maybe about 50 km/h (30 mph). So the bar was relatively low. The real challenge will be with fast moving subjects like birds. I will be taking more test shots.
The above image is actually a screen shot of my LightRoom app. It shows one frame selected out of a sequence of 12 images shot in the burst mode, at 5 fps. The view is actual pixels at 100%. My target was the license plate of the approaching car, with center point focus selected. In the fifth and last frames, my target was blocked by cars passing in the other direction.
I marked all the frames with accurate focus with 5 stars. In this sequence, frame #6, which was right after #5, the focus was slightly off. But in all the other frames, the 5DSR nailed the focus.
Canon 5DSR autofocus test
After mightily struggling to get continuous autofocus to work with the 5DSR, I finally a got the hang of it somewhat. I am still learning to use the Canon user interface, but I can see that I have only scratched the surface of the autofocusing capabilities Canon cameras have.
It is amazing how many different focus modes are in the Camera, with many variations within each. It goes far beyond anything I have seen in Nikon, Sony or Leica cameras. Hopefully, I will learn some of the tricks.
Now that I have the basics working, the focus accuracy is excellent. These cars were not moving super-fast - maybe about 50 km/h (30 mph). So the bar was relatively low. The real challenge will be with fast moving subjects like birds. I will be taking more test shots.
The above image is actually a screen shot of my LightRoom app. It shows one frame selected out of a sequence of 12 images shot in the burst mode, at 5 fps. The view is actual pixels at 100%. My target was the license plate of the approaching car, with center point focus selected. In the fifth and last frames, my target was blocked by cars passing in the other direction.
I marked all the frames with accurate focus with 5 stars. In this sequence, frame #6, which was right after #5, the focus was slightly off. But in all the other frames, the 5DSR nailed the focus.