Great explanation of how the AF points work. I've never heard it explained so simply but comprehensively. Well done! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I love that you are quick and concise but you also tell WHY. Why you use something. Why you don't and what it's best for. I've been looking for a video like this! Thank you!
Grant, you are the best at explaining the intricacies of the Canon 7 focus system. As a wildlife photographer, one has to be accurate and make decisions quickly in order to grab the moving object. Thank you
I've struggled to understand this topic and I think you have explained this is a way that I DO understand, Thanks so much! Now with practice, this can be embedded in my memory.
Grant you are an absolute star - a brilliant and skilful photographer and one of the best teachers here on youtube - I so so appreciate your videos and these are helping me a great deal - and am practicing what you teach now!!! Thank you so much. Kit
i shoot track and field, i was trying to find a t&f specific review of af info for my canon eos 5 mark iv, but your vids kept coming up in my searches, and this vid is super, super informative!!!!!!!!! i can take what your saying and apply it to my own situation thanks so much for educating me
Thank you so much for your valuable videos and instructions. I bought 5d4 yesterday, I knew everything prior to purchase about it from A-Z besides AF methods and how they really work. You helped me very very much, I so appreciate it! :)
Grant you are an amazing photographer. These videos however have been great for helping me to understand my 5DM4 much better. Thanks for putting these together. I'm looking forward to the next one.
Thanks for this video. Now I know what to use in shooting American high school football on the playing field. I use only two settings to switch between, 1. Single point AF 2. Zone AF using only 9 points on the Selectable AF point.
Such a great channel... just found you and love your clear, simple explanation of the various options on this camera. THANK YOU! Would love to do a wildlife tour with yoU! Can not imagine how much I would learn!!!
I find canon AF daunting and your videos have been very helpful. Would you be able to share some specific AF scenarios and scenes to further explain this? Perhaps even to go as far as a quiz format? For example: “Here is the scene, which grouping would you choose?”
Thanks for adding that information here, its appreciated. I am aware of the feature but have not found it effective in my hands and with my subjects (which often have busy backgrounds behind them and sometimes move fast), therefore I have concentrated on the focus groupings which work for me..sorry if i didn't make that clear in the video :-)
Everyone is different. I have found just the opposite with a busy background. Being able to select the starting point lets the camera lock onto the subject. Often times the subject is a contrasting color, or at some distance from the background, which makes maintaining focus and tracking easier for the camera. This works really well for me tracking BIF against the sky.
Glad to see this video go up. Keep going with these tutorials! BTW, do you turn your GPS on? If so, do you find it really affects your battery life a lot? I have not tried it on the 5D Mark IV due to that. Also is there anyway to turn off non cross types in one shot but have them on when tracking?
Thanks Nagol. I keep the GPS off because on the older Canon bodies like the 6D it used to drain the battery quite fast. On the 5Dmk4 and some other new Canon bodies, the battery drain is apparently a lot less, but i have not tested it. I usually have the GPS off anyway, as I remember where I was when shooting. I think that the only quick way to set up that fast switch with the non-cross type points set to off and then have them for tracking where you control it would be via the C1 and C2 custom mode dial setups. Alternatively if you are using AF Zone, AF Large Zone AF or All 61 PT Auto AF modes, then all the points, cross-type or not, show in the viewfinder on the 5Dmk4 with an EF 70-200L f2.8 IS ii fitted, and the menu Tab AF 4, Selectable AF Point, set to "Only Cross Type Af Points"
Hi Nago, There is another argument for disabling the GPS when doing wildlife photography, particularly if you are photographing subjects like Rhinos or animals/birds that are vulnerable, and that is the information of where you shot the subject is not available in the metadata that accompanies your files. There are a lot of unscrupulous people out there who search for this type of info from images posted on the web. Obviously it affects your ability to add locations using the map facility in Lightroom etc, but just worth considering :-)
Very useful Grant. I assume that if you want to retain all the focus group options and just use a reduced selection as you show in your video, I can set up one of the custom options C1, C2 etc, so that I can go down that route on certain occasions that I want to? Thanks for another useful video!
That you can do Dave, or you can also dedicate one or two buttons (via Custom Controls) that can be customised for a particular group of AF related settings, including a specific AF mode for a one button change in AF groupings/points...
This is an excellent video! You're really good at breaking things down. I have one problem. I can't see the grid on my screen the way you have it displayed. I can't figure out how you're getting your screen to go from the main screen we get with the Q button to the screen with the grid. What am I doing wrong? Thanks again for the video.
Hi Donna, I don't have the video open at the place but I think you can try this. If you have the back LCD showing the camera settings, as it happens after pressing the Q-button, then press the button the far right, and top of the back of the camera. That button only has a grid symbol next to it. The button is one of three in a row, from left they are AF-ON, *(star), then the grid button. If you are holding the camera with your right hand, the grid button is the last one on the top right?
This is great thank you so much. I was having a lot of trouble with my Mark 3 during weddings with focus. What would be your preferred multi purpose settings for a wedding. Thank you for all the great videos!
Grant, great job, I just bought the 5DM4 and love it the resolution and sharp images are much better than my 70d. My question is on your video you showed your laptop with lightroom, and I believe a plugin that showed your focused points. Can you tell me what this plugin is called and where I can get it and other helpful ones like it. Thx again, your videos are top notch.
Hi Randy, the focus point plug for Lightroom you can download here : www.lightroomfocuspointsplugin.com/ I believe that the program is not being updated any more but it seems to keep working with most of the Canon cameras that I have. The 5D is a strong upgrade on the 70D and glad you are enjoying it ;-)
Hi Harman, it can be difficult for me to advise on your results when I dont know the situation nor your lens or shot settings. However, it sounds to me more that you are dealing with depth of field (controlled by your aperture setting, and distance from subject) as opposed to focus. Perhaps it will help to have both your subjects at the same distance from the camera?
Hello Grant, excellent video. My question relates to metering, does the meter work where the focus point is across the frame? or only meters the center of the frame/sensor regardless where focus point is?
Hi Thamer, if you have your camera set to Evaluative Metering, then metering works across the entire frame, (likely with some intelligent metering taking place for very bright or dark subjects). If you have 5Dmk4 set to Spot Metering (not to be confused with Spot AF), then metering will only work around the centre focus point (Its different on the 1DX range, where metering 'follows' the selected autofocus point when spot metering is selected). So in Evaluative metering, metering occurs right across the frame, when you are in Spot Metering (or Centre Weighted) or (Partial) then the metering area is tied to the centre of the frame regardless of where the selected focus point is if you are in Ai Servo. Hope that explains it.
Hi Grant. Thanks very much for these videos. Super useful stuff! For the "auto selection AF" mode (all 61 points), I have set the initial AF point to "manual" (4th AF Tab, second item from the bottom). My question: with this setup, if you're using let's say the middle AF point in One Shot AF and then begin using Servo in the Auto Selection AF mode, do you find that giving it that starting point (middle AF point) gives you the accuracy you need? In the video, you were letting the camera choose the starting place. Thanks! Mark from Canada.
Thanks for that great tip Mark, doing it your way works perfectly well. Thanks for sharing it, and I intend including something on those settings in a later video. I never quite had that one figured out until now :-)
Hi JS, am i correct that the image you are asking about is the lion pride all lying on the green grass, with clouds above? If so that was taken with the 5D Mark 4 using the EF 16-35, and from an opening in the side of the vehicle that allowed me to get my camera to just above ground level. That particular lion pride are very relaxed around jeeps, and they came to lie in the shade made by our jeep, right next to the car, before the clouds came over...When the clouds came over i saw an opportunity to use their proximity and the wide angle :-)
I feel my success rate with 5 points is higher than with 9 points but it can just be a personal preference or opinion...:-). I do get better results with AF Expansion 9 points, AF Expansion 5 points and Single Pt AF than when using Zone AF
Hi Earnest it is usually perfect for an airshow, just make sure you have enough depth of field for your needs, and also check a few early frames for sharpness when you start shooting with AF Zone to make sure it is locking on properly in that particular scenario.
Hi Kian, I have never shot basketball but I would take a guess that the Single Af Point or else the AF Point Expansion, either the One plus four or the One plus eight :-)
Hi I have several of your videos and appreciate your efforts. I am using a Canon 5D Mark IV and I was able to view 61 points AF points. After I made several changes in the settings I am unable to view it. I can view only one square now. Could you please tell me how to view all the points. WhenI press the joy stick, I could see briefly but after making further changes, I am not able to that also.
You might need to go to the Pink/Purple AF menu to AF5, and then on the menu line: "Af point display during focus", press SET and then choose 'All(constant)" . Now you should be able to see all 61 focus points in the viewfinder?
Hi again! If you reduce the number of selectable AF points, let's say down to 9 points. Would you normally frame your picture differently, or would you do a "focus and recompose" using the closest point? FYI, I don't use a 5D, I'm using an EOS R, and I'm struggling to understand why people are so attached to the joystick. I find it easy to tap the screen to set a focus point in the general vicinity of the subject, and then do a "focus and recompose" using that point. Am I missing something?
Hi Stephen for sure it is an option to reduce the number of AF points to 9 on the 5D Mark 4, but the way that happens with that camera means that you lose the outer points, thus having to focus and recompose more often. Focusing and recomposing is an option when the subject is keeping fairly still but if its coming towards me then the focus and recompose doesnt work. So its my preference to use the AF joystick or multicontroller to move my chosen AF point to where I want it for the most accurate composition. I am able to keep my thumb on the joystick and continually manage my focus point location without looking away from the viewfinder, whilst my subject is in motion. I too have an EOS R and its possible to tap the screen to select an AF point, but, if my left hand is holding a big telephoto lens like an EF 100-400 or EF 500f4 which are my main wildlife lenses (I handhold 90 percent of the time), then when I am using the R I cannot manage to tap the screen without looking away from the action and viewfinder, and with moving subjects those end up being missed shots. It may not be so hard to move the AF point on the R when using short and light lenses. Hope that explains it better. Cheers Grant
@@stephanddd it may be faster for those who have been using it for a long time - I started using it as the main way of moving my AF point whilst shooting with the 30D in 2006 :-)
@@grantatkinson8108 Nice! I started a little earlier (I think it was an EOS 640 or something like that, with 35 mm film :) Focus and recompose with a center point was pretty much the only effective option. I then took a long hiatus until my Canon t7i a year ago, and the EOS R about a month ago - but I'm about to return it, I loved it at first but I can't deal with the nose-tipping of heavy lenses. I do have a detailed quiestion about a desired feature - but let me watch the rest of your video to see if you've addressed it already
Yes, always the eyes of the eyes of the subject but sometimes it can be difficult to be that precise, specially when the subject is moving. So then I just try for the head of the subject and I also try to create enough depth of field via my camera Aperture setting - f5.6 is more depth of field than f4 etc, so that even if I miss placing the focus point on the eye, it might still be in focus
@@lilibethmayugba2716 the maximum aperture is not the same on all my lenses. Some have max aperture of f2.8, some have f4.0 and some have f5.6. So it follows that I have more choice of aperture settings on the f2.8 one than the other two, and more with the f4.0 one than I do with the lens which is max aperture f5.6. So on the lens which has max aperture of f5.6, most of the time i have it set wide open at f5.6. That does not always guarantee enough depth of field to get the entire animal in focus or enough if I don't place my focus point properly but I need to use F5.6 most of the time so that I can get a fast enough Shutter speed. I shoot only with natural ambient light, no flash or lights, so that ambient light is usually the limit in allowing me to close down the aperture too much. Also many of the animals I photograph are active very early or very late when ambient light is low, therefore my aperture is wide open at f5.6 most of the time. On the f4 and f2.8 lenses I can vary it a bit more to control depth of field.
I photograph night indoor scenes which are quite dark and I have a central focul point setting. My problem is that when I focus(using back button focus as well) the small square lights up for only a split second after which it goes black again making it very difficult to see in a dark scene, thus losing it's position. Is there any way I can keep this point lit after pushing the button half way down or in the case of back button focus, after pushing th back button?
Hi Neville, unfortunately there is no way I know of to keep it illuminated in red. That used to be possible with the Canon 5Dmk2 and its how the autofocus works with the 1DX Mark 2 and 1DX Mark 3. With the 5D Mark 4 it is possible to press the focus mode button if you cannot make out the focus point, it is not a perfect solution by any means, but that will make the whole focus grid light up in red briefly, at least allowing you to see where your point is for a moment?
@@grantatkinson8108 Hi Grant. Thanks for the most informative answer yet. Such a pity as I have just recently got the camera and took it for granted that it would be a feature. Thanks again.
Thanks for the video. On my 7D2, I will have only one central AF point when I put the extender on my 100-400mm II lens. Could you please tell me how many AF point I will have on the 5D4 if I put the 1.4x extender on the 100-400mm II lens?
All 61 points are available when you have the 1.4x iii extender on the 100-400 ii lens mounted on the 5dmk4, Rambo. I feel that the ones on the very outer ring are not very accurate but they do work acceptably in bright light.
Hi Grant. Can I just get clarity here please. On my 5DMKIII with the 100-400mm II lens and the 1.4x III extender I can only get the Single-point AF , Single point Spot AF and the AF point expansion to show and none of the rest of the 61 points can be seen. So the MKIV is the different?
Hi Deon, with the 5Dmk4, the EF 100-400 IS ii lens and 1.4x iii extender all of the 61 focus points are available for selection, and all of the focus mode groupings are available too. This allows you to compose more easily away from the centre of the frame when using the 5Dmk4.
dont have the camera yet but isnt there an adj. for the duration of the screen content so you dont have to keep pressing the autofocus or Q button to get it back... its a mark 4 i am sure its there. annoying to keep calling the screen in the tutorial. otherwise good tut.
I will have to check again. It is possible to keep the Info screen up on the rear LCD for a long time but the little active field that is part of the Q button function becomes inactive after some seconds and i have not found a way to set that..
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These videos saved me months of messing around with the settings on my camera. I always name my gear so my MkIV is now called Grant. Cheers
Great explanation of how the AF points work. I've never heard it explained so simply but comprehensively. Well done! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
All four autofocus videos are great, but to me this one was the most useful.
I love that you are quick and concise but you also tell WHY. Why you use something. Why you don't and what it's best for. I've been looking for a video like this! Thank you!
I just bought an EOS 5d4. New to DSLRs. Your videos are very, very helpful. Thank You. Thank You.
Grant, you are the best at explaining the intricacies of the Canon 7 focus system. As a wildlife photographer, one has to be accurate and make decisions quickly in order to grab the moving object. Thank you
Many thanks for explaining the auto Focus options in a very simple way with suitable example for each setting.
Appreciate your feedback and support thanks for that !
I cannot even stress how easy it is to follow.your steps and examples!
Thank you SO MUCH !
Thanks very much for letting me know, I always wonder if the videos are too long but then I don't wish to leave out important things !
Thanks for taking the time to do this. It definitely beats pouring over manuals for hours. Cheers
Bobby cannot agree more! Im a visual learner , I cant always grasp what the manual is saying!
I've struggled to understand this topic and I think you have explained this is a way that I DO understand, Thanks so much! Now with practice, this can be embedded in my memory.
Great to hear that, the AF system is complicated, but the more you use it, the more intuitive making the selections and choices becomes :-)
Grant you are an absolute star - a brilliant and skilful photographer and one of the best teachers here on youtube - I so so appreciate your videos and these are helping me a great deal - and am practicing what you teach now!!! Thank you so much. Kit
Great to hear Kit :-)
Very thorough review. I appreciate how you provide examples of when you'd use which focus mode. Awesome job!
Thanks for that feedback and happy to hear that it was helpful!
Great video , should mention the Mark 4 has same settings for 5ds and 5dsr. This will help me on the street.
That is a good point but at least you mentioned it here :-)
Great video! Thank you for taking the time to explain 1) how to get to each item and 2) why you choose which options. It is so helpful!
Glad it was helpful !
this is the best start for every trader! watch his videos carefully
i shoot track and field, i was trying to find a t&f specific review of af info for my canon eos 5 mark iv, but your vids kept coming up in my searches, and this vid is super, super informative!!!!!!!!! i can take what your saying and apply it to my own situation thanks so much for educating me
Thank you so much for your valuable videos and instructions. I bought 5d4 yesterday, I knew everything prior to purchase about it from A-Z besides AF methods and how they really work. You helped me very very much, I so appreciate it! :)
Thanks for the feedback :-)
Excellent! Thank you so much for helping us to understand the autofocusing system.
Grant you are an amazing photographer. These videos however have been great for helping me to understand my 5DM4 much better. Thanks for putting these together. I'm looking forward to the next one.
Very much appreciate you taking time out to comment :-)
You're amazing! Best video about these settings I've seen! All my confusion is gone now!
Glad it was useful !
Thank you, this is very helpful. I just got my new Canon 5d Mark iv.
we need more videos grant !!
You certainly make everything easily understood we can't expect any more than that! Thanks
Thanks for the feedback, good to read!
Thanks for this video. Now I know what to use in shooting American high school football on the playing field. I use only two settings to switch between, 1. Single point AF 2. Zone AF using only 9 points on the Selectable AF point.
This is brilliant, Grant- thank you very much, this is now crystal clear for me!
Thank you so much for this really simple and helpful tutorial, I do portrait work and this was super helpful, clear and concise!
The Best Tutorial I ever seen...Great Job sir...God Bless
Such a great channel... just found you and love your clear, simple explanation of the various options on this camera. THANK YOU! Would love to do a wildlife tour with yoU! Can not imagine how much I would learn!!!
Thanks for the positive feedback Kristin Boyer :-)
Love you videos.. Great tutorial in helping me understand the auto-focus features on my new Canon 5D4.
Thanks for the feedback Surendra Seobarrat!
You did such a great job and made it simple to understand 👍
Grant, This is awesome stuff. perfectly explained and why. These are the most useful videos. please keep them coming.
Your model was so patient, hope he/she gets a treat :) great vid too ..
Super helpful, worth watching a longer vid like this. learnt some other stuff I didn't know I needed!
Thanks for sharing, always looking forward for your tutorial
I find canon AF daunting and your videos have been very helpful. Would you be able to share some specific AF scenarios and scenes to further explain this? Perhaps even to go as far as a quiz format? For example: “Here is the scene, which grouping would you choose?”
Thank you so much as this as helped me to understanding something I had thought was very confusing. Brilliant!!
In AF Modes 6 and 7, you can tell the camera which AF point to use as a starting point. Grant seems to have missed this feature.
Thanks for adding that information here, its appreciated. I am aware of the feature but have not found it effective in my hands and with my subjects (which often have busy backgrounds behind them and sometimes move fast), therefore I have concentrated on the focus groupings which work for me..sorry if i didn't make that clear in the video :-)
Everyone is different. I have found just the opposite with a busy background. Being able to select the starting point lets the camera lock onto the subject. Often times the subject is a contrasting color, or at some distance from the background, which makes maintaining focus and tracking easier for the camera. This works really well for me tracking BIF against the sky.
Amazing!!! So easy to understand. Love it !
Thanks a lot, saved me a lot of time with simple and very useful info.
Thank you, Grant. Well done as always.
Great video, and series as well, Grant, thank you so very much.
Glad to see this video go up. Keep going with these tutorials! BTW, do you turn your GPS on? If so, do you find it really affects your battery life a lot? I have not tried it on the 5D Mark IV due to that. Also is there anyway to turn off non cross types in one shot but have them on when tracking?
Thanks Nagol. I keep the GPS off because on the older Canon bodies like the 6D it used to drain the battery quite fast. On the 5Dmk4 and some other new Canon bodies, the battery drain is apparently a lot less, but i have not tested it. I usually have the GPS off anyway, as I remember where I was when shooting.
I think that the only quick way to set up that fast switch with the non-cross type points set to off and then have them for tracking where you control it would be via the C1 and C2 custom mode dial setups. Alternatively if you are using AF Zone, AF Large Zone AF or All 61 PT Auto AF modes, then all the points, cross-type or not, show in the viewfinder on the 5Dmk4 with an EF 70-200L f2.8 IS ii fitted, and the menu Tab AF 4, Selectable AF Point, set to "Only Cross Type Af Points"
Hi Nago, There is another argument for disabling the GPS when doing wildlife photography, particularly if you are photographing subjects like Rhinos or animals/birds that are vulnerable, and that is the information of where you shot the subject is not available in the metadata that accompanies your files. There are a lot of unscrupulous people out there who search for this type of info from images posted on the web. Obviously it affects your ability to add locations using the map facility in Lightroom etc, but just worth considering :-)
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Very useful Grant. I assume that if you want to retain all the focus group options and just use a reduced selection as you show in your video, I can set up one of the custom options C1, C2 etc, so that I can go down that route on certain occasions that I want to?
Thanks for another useful video!
That you can do Dave, or you can also dedicate one or two buttons (via Custom Controls) that can be customised for a particular group of AF related settings, including a specific AF mode for a one button change in AF groupings/points...
Thanks Grant.
Thanks man. This was incredibly helpful!
This is an excellent video! You're really good at breaking things down. I have one problem. I can't see the grid on my screen the way you have it displayed. I can't figure out how you're getting your screen to go from the main screen we get with the Q button to the screen with the grid. What am I doing wrong? Thanks again for the video.
Hi Donna, I don't have the video open at the place but I think you can try this. If you have the back LCD showing the camera settings, as it happens after pressing the Q-button, then press the button the far right, and top of the back of the camera. That button only has a grid symbol next to it. The button is one of three in a row, from left they are AF-ON, *(star), then the grid button. If you are holding the camera with your right hand, the grid button is the last one on the top right?
This is great thank you so much. I was having a lot of trouble with my Mark 3 during weddings with focus. What would be your preferred multi purpose settings for a wedding. Thank you for all the great videos!
Great explanation, well done. Thank you.
Grant, great job, I just bought the 5DM4 and love it the resolution and sharp images are much better than my 70d. My question is on your video you showed your laptop with lightroom, and I believe a plugin that showed your focused points. Can you tell me what this plugin is called and where I can get it and other helpful ones like it. Thx again, your videos are top notch.
Hi Randy, the focus point plug for Lightroom you can download here : www.lightroomfocuspointsplugin.com/
I believe that the program is not being updated any more but it seems to keep working with most of the Canon cameras that I have. The 5D is a strong upgrade on the 70D and glad you are enjoying it ;-)
These videos are great!
Very useful tutorial, I shot with 2 persons but only 1 focused, which best settings for coverage all focusing?
Hi Harman, it can be difficult for me to advise on your results when I dont know the situation nor your lens or shot settings. However, it sounds to me more that you are dealing with depth of field (controlled by your aperture setting, and distance from subject) as opposed to focus. Perhaps it will help to have both your subjects at the same distance from the camera?
You are epic.Keep up the good videos😎
Excellent! Very good, sir!
Hello Grant, excellent video. My question relates to metering, does the meter work where the focus point is across the frame? or only meters the center of the frame/sensor regardless where focus point is?
Hi Thamer, if you have your camera set to Evaluative Metering, then metering works across the entire frame, (likely with some intelligent metering taking place for very bright or dark subjects). If you have 5Dmk4 set to Spot Metering (not to be confused with Spot AF), then metering will only work around the centre focus point (Its different on the 1DX range, where metering 'follows' the selected autofocus point when spot metering is selected). So in Evaluative metering, metering occurs right across the frame, when you are in Spot Metering (or Centre Weighted) or (Partial) then the metering area is tied to the centre of the frame regardless of where the selected focus point is if you are in Ai Servo. Hope that explains it.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. great explanation.
Thanks so much for that fantastic help
Hi Grant. Thanks very much for these videos. Super useful stuff! For the "auto selection AF" mode (all 61 points), I have set the initial AF point to "manual" (4th AF Tab, second item from the bottom). My question: with this setup, if you're using let's say the middle AF point in One Shot AF and then begin using Servo in the Auto Selection AF mode, do you find that giving it that starting point (middle AF point) gives you the accuracy you need? In the video, you were letting the camera choose the starting place. Thanks! Mark from Canada.
Thanks for that great tip Mark, doing it your way works perfectly well. Thanks for sharing it, and I intend including something on those settings in a later video. I never quite had that one figured out until now :-)
Thanks so much ,, but can you tell us the best AF zone for wedding ?
The pictures are fantastic! :-)
Hey Grant, can maybe you give some info about that awesome shot at 08:53? Looks like a wide angle shot, how did you get so close them?
Hi JS, am i correct that the image you are asking about is the lion pride all lying on the green grass, with clouds above? If so that was taken with the 5D Mark 4 using the EF 16-35, and from an opening in the side of the vehicle that allowed me to get my camera to just above ground level. That particular lion pride are very relaxed around jeeps, and they came to lie in the shade made by our jeep, right next to the car, before the clouds came over...When the clouds came over i saw an opportunity to use their proximity and the wide angle :-)
Grant Atkinson That's the one. Thanks for the info!
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Damn this is a good video. KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!!
Will try!
You are a GREAT TEACHER!;-)
David Aelbrecht you really are !
Really great - thank you
good info
You are amazing! hank you!
What does the pop on your pop off areas mean?
Thank you.
Mr. Atkinson, is there a reason why you prefer to use 5 points rather than 9 points?
I feel my success rate with 5 points is higher than with 9 points but it can just be a personal preference or opinion...:-). I do get better results with AF Expansion 9 points, AF Expansion 5 points and Single Pt AF than when using Zone AF
Grant would zone AF be good for say an airshow?? ... I will be shooting a large group of planes and some single planes in fast motion.
Hi Earnest it is usually perfect for an airshow, just make sure you have enough depth of field for your needs, and also check a few early frames for sharpness when you start shooting with AF Zone to make sure it is locking on properly in that particular scenario.
What is the best focus point selection for Basketball? Thanks if anyone can help.
Hi Kian, I have never shot basketball but I would take a guess that the Single Af Point or else the AF Point Expansion, either the One plus four or the One plus eight :-)
@@grantatkinson8108 Thank you Grant! Loved the video!
Hi I have several of your videos and appreciate your efforts. I am using a Canon 5D Mark IV and I was able to view 61 points AF points. After I made several changes in the settings I am unable to view it. I can view only one square now. Could you please tell me how to view all the points. WhenI press the joy stick, I could see briefly but after making further changes, I am not able to that also.
You might need to go to the Pink/Purple AF menu to AF5, and then on the menu line: "Af point display during focus", press SET and then choose 'All(constant)" . Now you should be able to see all 61 focus points in the viewfinder?
@@grantatkinson8108 Thank you very much.
Hi again! If you reduce the number of selectable AF points, let's say down to 9 points. Would you normally frame your picture differently, or would you do a "focus and recompose" using the closest point? FYI, I don't use a 5D, I'm using an EOS R, and I'm struggling to understand why people are so attached to the joystick. I find it easy to tap the screen to set a focus point in the general vicinity of the subject, and then do a "focus and recompose" using that point. Am I missing something?
Hi Stephen for sure it is an option to reduce the number of AF points to 9 on the 5D Mark 4, but the way that happens with that camera means that you lose the outer points, thus having to focus and recompose more often. Focusing and recomposing is an option when the subject is keeping fairly still but if its coming towards me then the focus and recompose doesnt work. So its my preference to use the AF joystick or multicontroller to move my chosen AF point to where I want it for the most accurate composition. I am able to keep my thumb on the joystick and continually manage my focus point location without looking away from the viewfinder, whilst my subject is in motion. I too have an EOS R and its possible to tap the screen to select an AF point, but, if my left hand is holding a big telephoto lens like an EF 100-400 or EF 500f4 which are my main wildlife lenses (I handhold 90 percent of the time), then when I am using the R I cannot manage to tap the screen without looking away from the action and viewfinder, and with moving subjects those end up being missed shots. It may not be so hard to move the AF point on the R when using short and light lenses.
Hope that explains it better.
Cheers
Grant
@@grantatkinson8108 Got it - I guess the joystick is faster and more precise than I assumed!
@@stephanddd it may be faster for those who have been using it for a long time - I started using it as the main way of moving my AF point whilst shooting with the 30D in 2006 :-)
@@grantatkinson8108 Nice! I started a little earlier (I think it was an EOS 640 or something like that, with 35 mm film :) Focus and recompose with a center point was pretty much the only effective option. I then took a long hiatus until my Canon t7i a year ago, and the EOS R about a month ago - but I'm about to return it, I loved it at first but I can't deal with the nose-tipping of heavy lenses. I do have a detailed quiestion about a desired feature - but let me watch the rest of your video to see if you've addressed it already
Are you from south Africa? I know this accent. I'm American used to live in carletonville and rustenburg
Grant, your focus its should be on Eyes of the subject even moving subject?
Yes, always the eyes of the eyes of the subject but sometimes it can be difficult to be that precise, specially when the subject is moving. So then I just try for the head of the subject and I also try to create enough depth of field via my camera Aperture setting - f5.6 is more depth of field than f4 etc, so that even if I miss placing the focus point on the eye, it might still be in focus
Thank you for the Tips Grant I appreciate.
So Grant mostly what is your aperture range using in your wildlife photography?
So you mean Aperture f5.6 is more depth of field, like Aperture f5.6 above?
@@lilibethmayugba2716 the maximum aperture is not the same on all my lenses. Some have max aperture of f2.8, some have f4.0 and some have f5.6. So it follows that I have more choice of aperture settings on the f2.8 one than the other two, and more with the f4.0 one than I do with the lens which is max aperture f5.6. So on the lens which has max aperture of f5.6, most of the time i have it set wide open at f5.6. That does not always guarantee enough depth of field to get the entire animal in focus or enough if I don't place my focus point properly but I need to use F5.6 most of the time so that I can get a fast enough Shutter speed. I shoot only with natural ambient light, no flash or lights, so that ambient light is usually the limit in allowing me to close down the aperture too much. Also many of the animals I photograph are active very early or very late when ambient light is low, therefore my aperture is wide open at f5.6 most of the time. On the f4 and f2.8 lenses I can vary it a bit more to control depth of field.
I photograph night indoor scenes which are quite dark and I have a central focul point setting. My problem is that when I focus(using back button focus as well) the small square lights up for only a split second after which it goes black again making it very difficult to see in a dark scene, thus losing it's position. Is there any way I can keep this point lit after pushing the button half way down or in the case of back button focus, after pushing th back button?
Hi Neville, unfortunately there is no way I know of to keep it illuminated in red. That used to be possible with the Canon 5Dmk2 and its how the autofocus works with the 1DX Mark 2 and 1DX Mark 3. With the 5D Mark 4 it is possible to press the focus mode button if you cannot make out the focus point, it is not a perfect solution by any means, but that will make the whole focus grid light up in red briefly, at least allowing you to see where your point is for a moment?
@@grantatkinson8108 Hi Grant. Thanks for the most informative answer yet. Such a pity as I have just recently got the camera and took it for granted that it would be a feature. Thanks again.
Thanks for the video. On my 7D2, I will have only one central AF point when I put the extender on my 100-400mm II lens. Could you please tell me how many AF point I will have on the 5D4 if I put the 1.4x extender on the 100-400mm II lens?
All 61 points are available when you have the 1.4x iii extender on the 100-400 ii lens mounted on the 5dmk4, Rambo. I feel that the ones on the very outer ring are not very accurate but they do work acceptably in bright light.
Hi Grant. Can I just get clarity here please. On my 5DMKIII with the 100-400mm II lens and the 1.4x III extender I can only get the Single-point AF , Single point Spot AF and the AF point expansion to show and none of the rest of the 61 points can be seen. So the MKIV is the different?
Hi Deon, with the 5Dmk4, the EF 100-400 IS ii lens and 1.4x iii extender all of the 61 focus points are available for selection, and all of the focus mode groupings are available too. This allows you to compose more easily away from the centre of the frame when using the 5Dmk4.
Thanx Grant. That is quite an enhancement, but eish....price a bit out of my reach... Sad... :-(
dont have the camera yet but isnt there an adj. for the duration of the screen content so you dont have to keep pressing the autofocus or Q button to get it back... its a mark 4 i am sure its there. annoying to keep calling the screen in the tutorial. otherwise good tut.
I will have to check again. It is possible to keep the Info screen up on the rear LCD for a long time but the little active field that is part of the Q button function becomes inactive after some seconds and i have not found a way to set that..
Well explained and demonstrated!!
Thank you, Grant. Well done as always.
Thanks Sevgi for the feedback!