Gail L
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Hey all you awesome bird shooters - I've been doing bird photography for a little while but not long. I just seem to get very few keepers. Here is my setup. Nikon D500 and depending on the situation I'm either using my Nikon 200-500 f/5.6 or the Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 G2. Once in a while I get super lucky but I don't think I'm getting as many keepers as I should be. I use back button focus but I'm only using a single focus point. I'm wondering how many of you, if you're shooting Nikon, use either 3D tracking, the Group Area AF or the Automatic area AF for birds in flight. I'm awesome with the ubiquitous BOS, but in flight not so much.
I know Steve has the new auto focus system book but I'm a little trepidatious because for me trying to read tech stuff is just arduous. I have a really good manual for my D500 with all of the information on those autofocus area modes explained very well but even after reading through the descriptions several times I still don't understand what the advantages of each are. So what autofocus area mode do you all use for, let's say, eagles since it's eagle season here where I live now and I'll be going out shooting soon. Or maybe I should just try them all? Lol
I know Steve has the new auto focus system book but I'm a little trepidatious because for me trying to read tech stuff is just arduous. I have a really good manual for my D500 with all of the information on those autofocus area modes explained very well but even after reading through the descriptions several times I still don't understand what the advantages of each are. So what autofocus area mode do you all use for, let's say, eagles since it's eagle season here where I live now and I'll be going out shooting soon. Or maybe I should just try them all? Lol