04-14-2011, 05:59 AM
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1302697873' post='7595']
To my knowledge, it's a dedicated feature on some Canon cameras (not sure which, though). I must admit that I'm not sure if it's a feature on any Nikon camera (read: if there is a dedicated menu entry called "focus trap"), but you can egt the same effect with any Nikon that allow to assign AF to a dedicated button on the rear and offer focus priority in AF-S (Single Shot, not Silent Wave) mode. With such a setup, focus where intended, press the shutter button, wait for subject to move in focus, camera releases.
This should be possible with any lens on a Nikon. On a Canon camera, it may require an AF confirmation chip in the lens.
-- Markus
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Markus, may I have two questions (for focus trap with Nikon, e.g. D700):
1. Will this method work with a manual-focus lens also?
2. How is this method compared to the AF-C focus mode?
Thanks,
Frank
To my knowledge, it's a dedicated feature on some Canon cameras (not sure which, though). I must admit that I'm not sure if it's a feature on any Nikon camera (read: if there is a dedicated menu entry called "focus trap"), but you can egt the same effect with any Nikon that allow to assign AF to a dedicated button on the rear and offer focus priority in AF-S (Single Shot, not Silent Wave) mode. With such a setup, focus where intended, press the shutter button, wait for subject to move in focus, camera releases.
This should be possible with any lens on a Nikon. On a Canon camera, it may require an AF confirmation chip in the lens.
-- Markus
[/quote]
Markus, may I have two questions (for focus trap with Nikon, e.g. D700):
1. Will this method work with a manual-focus lens also?
2. How is this method compared to the AF-C focus mode?
Thanks,
Frank