...also, love the way you show the way to do this with clear, slow, relaxing video. Many of the other RUclipsrs, including most of the +10,000 subscriber ones dont't do this half as well as you do.
THANKS MR. IVESON FOR SHARING YOUR SET UPS WITH PENTAX CAMERAS...I WISH AND HOPE THAT A K3 MARK III ...DROPS IN YOUR HANDS SOONER, SO YOU CAN DEDICATE YOUR TIME, WISDOM, AND ENTHUSIASM WITH US ONCE AGAIN....WISH YOU WELL AND LUCK...THANKS AGAIN
Using it all the time with M lenses. My cameras are all set to Catch in Focus enabled. But sometimes I would like manual focusing ... so I set back AF button to disable AF. When I use M lens and actually want MF, when center AF point is not in focus, I press back AF button to cancel "catch in focus" and camera fire normally. Before I figured out this hack I lost quite few moments since camera did not want to fire and before I switched camera MF lever in MF mode, moment lost. Now I just press that button and camera instantly cencel focus trapping and act normal MF camera. :) I really love how much options and combination can be set with Pentax.
@@LeeIveson It works on my K3ii ... wait a second, let me see: CiF=enabled (K5ii=25, K3ii=24 "menu" item), Usign aperture ring = enable/permitted (K5ii=27, K3ii=26), Button Customization => AF button=Cancel AF & ShutterButtonHalfPress=enable AF (K5ii), but on K3ii there is only ONE menu item in Button Customization; the half-press and AF button are under one menu. Type1, Type2 and Cancel AF. If you want normal half press AF and CiF and cancel CiF (to get MF), you need to set "AF button=Cancel AF" and it will work same as with K5ii (or K70 or any previous K...) in two separate menu items.
Yes, the K/KM/KA lenses are spectacular for video. Not brutally sharp like modern lenses, but enough fall off to be flattering to skin detail. The P67's are the same, but more detail and background separation. M100 comment, you'd hate the K-01 then 😁
Thanks Lee, your videos have led me to invest a few quid on the K70 - much to the annoyance of my other half who is fully aware of the thousands of pounds I already have 'invested'! I shall use this technique with it and let you know how I get on.
Really! That's awesome Mark, the CIF feature is really nice its a great option to try when freezing action when you know or can predict the subjects movement path. It works great with the Pentax-A series lenses, a very affordable option with those lenses too. Cheers (Don't let your wife know I had anything to do with your GAS syndrome haha)
Lots of useful information applied to practical photography combined with good vibes make for great viewing, as usual with your videos, Lee. Sooner or later, I must try out some of those vintage lenses. You're quickly becoming a bit of an institution in the Pentax community and possibly even beyond, I should think.
Cheers Marc that's very much appreciated! I'm just putting what I know up along with the stuff I enjoy to shoot & talk about. And yes you have to try some of the vintage lenses, they all have great character, I love using mine for walks out.
Thanks Chuck! Ah you have a great camera then mate, I'm going to be trying CIF in a few other scenarios too, I'm thinking dog jumping over long for one!
I've used it in the past but just to see how it worked, I was really surprised that you can capture stuff like those insects mid flight! Now my brain is ticking thinking of what I can use it for next.
1) for an old blind bat like me cat in focus is a God send. 2) check, and make sure that the A setting on the aperture ring is engaged. Once on the A setting you should not have to set the focal length on the camera. Now I have to dig out my 70-210mm A lens. I was lazy after watching you video and grabbed my old MF off brand 400mm f5.6 and went outside to take it for a spin. Tomorrow after work I'll head out with the 70-210. In the old days a heavy camera and lens got you steady photos. I used to just attach a mono pod just hanging from the camera to lower the center of gravity to stabilize it. I kept the mono pod retracted. Try it sometime. These people who want mirrorless in order to save weight are gonna find out that they will need image stabilization more than ever. With an AF tele lens I try to hold it close to the body as possible to increase the stability.
Haha focus confirmation is a nice sound! I did have the lens set to the A setting but the camera still wanted the focal length, it can detect the aperture value but not the focal length?
Hello mate, thank you for your nice clips , I learned a lot of you , may I ask you I have Pentax K70 but may camera input focal length is off ! what i have to do to can turn on? thank you from Milton keynes
Hi, no worries mate. If your using a manual lens then it should ask you for the focal length when you power the camera on, you can select the focal length manually.
Hi Lee, I tried this out with the exact same lense and the K-5 (will try with the K-3 II later), and it does work, as long as I push the shutter release button manually. My understanding was it should work with a cable release also, but it doesn't in my case, though the cable release has a stop position. Did you try with a cable release as well? Anyway, thanks a lot for the great tutorial, merry christmas and happy holidays.
Yeah to be fair the flies where hovering for a few seconds which was long enough for me to use CIF to get some pretty cool shots, I was really surprised too haha
It depends if the lens has apature control or not, I know that with the Pentax branded lenses for example the Pentax M lenses will not work with catch in focus but the Pentax A lenses will. Thanks for watching, and congrats on your K1ii 👌
Yep they are hard to "catch in focus" 😅 But I have managed it before with the 70-210. I really wish there was some way of Pentax updating firmware to enable CIF from any fo us point instead of just the center point 🤔 This feature would X10 in keepers as we would have the option of composing in camera much better!
@@LeeIveson I have a large Pentax manual lens collection. K.M.A and M42...I find myself using my Fuji X-t2 camera for all Pentax manual lenses as it give you much of what is lacking on the Pentax bodies when it comes to focus peaking. "Catch in focus" is pretty cool though. Thanks for turning me on to this technique.
...also, love the way you show the way to do this with clear, slow, relaxing video. Many of the other RUclipsrs, including most of the +10,000 subscriber ones dont't do this half as well as you do.
Ahh cheers mate. Well it's probably my monotone accent, apparently we have the kindest accent up here you know Mark.
@@LeeIveson spot on young'un like!
THANKS MR. IVESON FOR SHARING YOUR SET UPS WITH PENTAX CAMERAS...I WISH AND HOPE THAT A K3 MARK III ...DROPS IN YOUR HANDS SOONER, SO YOU CAN DEDICATE YOUR TIME, WISDOM, AND ENTHUSIASM WITH US ONCE AGAIN....WISH YOU WELL AND LUCK...THANKS AGAIN
Why oh why all caps? STOP SHOUTING!!!!
Thanks buddy! I also wish the K3 iii drops in my hands haha that would be very nice!
Using it all the time with M lenses.
My cameras are all set to Catch in Focus enabled. But sometimes I would like manual focusing ... so I set back AF button to disable AF. When I use M lens and actually want MF, when center AF point is not in focus, I press back AF button to cancel "catch in focus" and camera fire normally. Before I figured out this hack I lost quite few moments since camera did not want to fire and before I switched camera MF lever in MF mode, moment lost. Now I just press that button and camera instantly cencel focus trapping and act normal MF camera. :) I really love how much options and combination can be set with Pentax.
That's a good point, I noticed that with the K-70 you can set it to AF2 & catch in focus still works, but this does not seem to work with the K3.
@@LeeIveson It works on my K3ii ... wait a second, let me see: CiF=enabled (K5ii=25, K3ii=24 "menu" item), Usign aperture ring = enable/permitted (K5ii=27, K3ii=26), Button Customization => AF button=Cancel AF & ShutterButtonHalfPress=enable AF (K5ii), but on K3ii there is only ONE menu item in Button Customization; the half-press and AF button are under one menu. Type1, Type2 and Cancel AF. If you want normal half press AF and CiF and cancel CiF (to get MF), you need to set "AF button=Cancel AF" and it will work same as with K5ii (or K70 or any previous K...) in two separate menu items.
Yes, the K/KM/KA lenses are spectacular for video. Not brutally sharp like modern lenses, but enough fall off to be flattering to skin detail. The P67's are the same, but more detail and background separation.
M100 comment, you'd hate the K-01 then 😁
I have to agree with you there, the manual K mount lenses I own are great for portraits.
Thanks Lee, your videos have led me to invest a few quid on the K70 - much to the annoyance of my other half who is fully aware of the thousands of pounds I already have 'invested'! I shall use this technique with it and let you know how I get on.
Really! That's awesome Mark, the CIF feature is really nice its a great option to try when freezing action when you know or can predict the subjects movement path. It works great with the Pentax-A series lenses, a very affordable option with those lenses too. Cheers (Don't let your wife know I had anything to do with your GAS syndrome haha)
I use catch in focus it's what gives my legacy lenses value on my Pentax cameras
That's what i'm pretty amazed by, the fact we have all this vintage glass that can be used with catch in focus, another excuse for more lenses lol
Lots of useful information applied to practical photography combined with good vibes make for great viewing, as usual with your videos, Lee. Sooner or later, I must try out some of those vintage lenses. You're quickly becoming a bit of an institution in the Pentax community and possibly even beyond, I should think.
Cheers Marc that's very much appreciated! I'm just putting what I know up along with the stuff I enjoy to shoot & talk about. And yes you have to try some of the vintage lenses, they all have great character, I love using mine for walks out.
Dude, thanks for this. Gonna try it. Just got a k3ii. Great shots of insects in flight. Amazing.
Thanks Chuck! Ah you have a great camera then mate, I'm going to be trying CIF in a few other scenarios too, I'm thinking dog jumping over long for one!
I've used it a few times but never thought about trapping insects with it. Gonna have to try that. You got some cool shots.
I've used it in the past but just to see how it worked, I was really surprised that you can capture stuff like those insects mid flight! Now my brain is ticking thinking of what I can use it for next.
Really enjoyed this video. I have the K3 and am looking forward to trying this. Thanks again.
Thanks mate glad you found it useful! Its defiantly a feature I'll be using more in the future.
Excellent. Thanks for the video!
Thanks mate, your very welcome!
1) for an old blind bat like me cat in focus is a God send. 2) check, and make sure that the A setting on the aperture ring is engaged. Once on the A setting you should not have to set the focal length on the camera. Now I have to dig out my 70-210mm A lens. I was lazy after watching you video and grabbed my old MF off brand 400mm f5.6 and went outside to take it for a spin. Tomorrow after work I'll head out with the 70-210. In the old days a heavy camera and lens got you steady photos. I used to just attach a mono pod just hanging from the camera to lower the center of gravity to stabilize it. I kept the mono pod retracted. Try it sometime. These people who want mirrorless in order to save weight are gonna find out that they will need image stabilization more than ever. With an AF tele lens I try to hold it close to the body as possible to increase the stability.
Haha focus confirmation is a nice sound! I did have the lens set to the A setting but the camera still wanted the focal length, it can detect the aperture value but not the focal length?
@@LeeIveson You are correct. I dug out my 70-210mm and My K5, K50 and K3 asked for a focal length.
Hello mate, thank you for your nice clips , I learned a lot of you , may I ask you I have Pentax K70 but may camera input focal length is off ! what i have to do to can turn on? thank you from Milton keynes
Hi, no worries mate. If your using a manual lens then it should ask you for the focal length when you power the camera on, you can select the focal length manually.
@@LeeIveson hello mate, thank you but I just returned it I think something was wrong with the canera
Hi Lee, I tried this out with the exact same lense and the K-5 (will try with the K-3 II later), and it does work, as long as I push the shutter release button manually. My understanding was it should work with a cable release also, but it doesn't in my case, though the cable release has a stop position. Did you try with a cable release as well? Anyway, thanks a lot for the great tutorial, merry christmas and happy holidays.
Hmm I've never tried it with cable release 🤔 I'll have to try that out now! Thanks mate, the same to you & yours cheers 🍻
You can do catch in focus with flying insects? My k50 catch in focus probably not as sensitive.. i use focus peaking on my manual lenses
Yeah to be fair the flies where hovering for a few seconds which was long enough for me to use CIF to get some pretty cool shots, I was really surprised too haha
Ohhh thats how 😆
Hi! will this work with Irix 150mm for pentax manual lens?
Thank you for this tutorial, very useful
I left pentax, and now i'm back with K1 ii)
It depends if the lens has apature control or not, I know that with the Pentax branded lenses for example the Pentax M lenses will not work with catch in focus but the Pentax A lenses will. Thanks for watching, and congrats on your K1ii 👌
@@LeeIveson Thank you Lee, it is an amazing camera. It has no aperture ring, the aperture is controlled by camera.
@@sovu9399 Ah then from my understanding I don't think it will work with catch in focus 😕
@@LeeIveson then to hell with it). Pentax HD 100mm f2.8 it is.
@@sovu9399 🤣 love it
Putting the focal length in only matters for IBIS on the K3 / K3 II so it knows how much to compensate.
Ah so the camera will increase stabilization for the longer focal lengths. I though it was for exif data?
@@LeeIveson It will work for data as well, but the primary reason is so the camera knows how much IBIS is needed.
Let me know how often you use "focus trap" & what sort of things you capture with it!
This does not work for me, its not really in focus. I tried 3 lenses. The auto focus lenses work fine.
That's a shame its a really fun feature to play around with.
Birds can be a bit fickle. Lol..
Yep they are hard to "catch in focus" 😅 But I have managed it before with the 70-210. I really wish there was some way of Pentax updating firmware to enable CIF from any fo us point instead of just the center point 🤔 This feature would X10 in keepers as we would have the option of composing in camera much better!
@@LeeIveson I have a large Pentax manual lens collection. K.M.A and M42...I find myself using my Fuji X-t2 camera for all Pentax manual lenses as it give you much of what is lacking on the Pentax bodies when it comes to focus peaking. "Catch in focus" is pretty cool though. Thanks for turning me on to this technique.