Jock Elliott
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- Troy, NY
Sometimes when I am trying to shoot the sky, the autofocus won't lock on the clouds. There is not enough contrast I guess. So I focus on a distant object -- a building or a tree -- and press the shutter half way to lock the focus. But this also locks the exposure, which isn't necessarily what I want for the sky.
So, have I got this right? To allow the focus to lock but allow the exposure to "float," I set the focus mode -- in this case, S-AF, meaning single autofocus -- so S-AF mode 2. According to the manual, this sets to focus to S-AF and does not lock the focus but allows the auto exposure to continue.
EM5 users, does this square up with your experience?
Cheers, Jock
So, have I got this right? To allow the focus to lock but allow the exposure to "float," I set the focus mode -- in this case, S-AF, meaning single autofocus -- so S-AF mode 2. According to the manual, this sets to focus to S-AF and does not lock the focus but allows the auto exposure to continue.
EM5 users, does this square up with your experience?
Cheers, Jock