I have a question about the best AF Area Mode to use for shooting planes. My current conditions- Z8,100-400 /w 1.4 TC. Manual Mode, f8, SS 1600, Auto ISO. Subject Detection set to Airplanes and Focus Mode set to C2 which is 13x7
My friend is using a D850, Tamron 150-600 set to use 150 focus points.
We are going to an airshow in a couple of weeks and we went out to practice at a small airport which has a row of trees beyond the runway.
The problem that we are both seeing is that when the planes are taking off or landing and are below the level of the trees they are badly out of focus. Once they get above the tree line, they are sharp.
In my case with the Z8 the focus box is staying inside the area mode box as it should, but I'm still seeing the problem I mentioned above. Would switching to a smaller AF Area Mode solve the problem and if so what would be the best one to use. On the plus side, we probably won't have to contend with trees at the airshow.
My friend is using a D850, Tamron 150-600 set to use 150 focus points.
We are going to an airshow in a couple of weeks and we went out to practice at a small airport which has a row of trees beyond the runway.
The problem that we are both seeing is that when the planes are taking off or landing and are below the level of the trees they are badly out of focus. Once they get above the tree line, they are sharp.
In my case with the Z8 the focus box is staying inside the area mode box as it should, but I'm still seeing the problem I mentioned above. Would switching to a smaller AF Area Mode solve the problem and if so what would be the best one to use. On the plus side, we probably won't have to contend with trees at the airshow.
