Canon R8 - Autofocus Setup and Button Layout for Bird and Wildlife Photography
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- On this episode we walk through my autofocus setup for the Canon R8.
It's a detailed walkthrough of each setting, why I am using these settings, and the button layout to move through the settings with the quickest way to access them and keep you focused on taking the picture as opposed to fumbling through menus.
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Use the chapters to move around to the subjects you are interested in.
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00:00 - Intro - Autofocus needs for my workflow
01:05 - Camera settings - Red Menu
03:27 - Autofocus settings - Purple Menu
06:23 - Config settings - Yellow Menu
07:27 - Orange Menu - Custom buttons
11:52 - Video Setup
14:10 - Conclusion
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Just bought my r8 and this video was heaven sent. Thank you for explaining everything in layman terms and making the setup foolproof.
Glad it helped!
Another great video, after I found your site today. You go a little fast and don't explain why you are changing until it becomes clear later. All of which leads to accept all suggestions or just listen to the video and decide afterward. So fair warning to viewers (and not to discount the learnings herein) - listen to the video until the end and then go back and pick the suggestions you want. And note that the settings you suggest are orientated to someone who just uses the camera for wildlife - most of us do more than wildlife. Great stuff!!!
I think it's due to the fact that the R7, R10, R6MKII, and this camera are almost the exact same setup. SO the 4th time around I'm flying through the setup videos much faster.
Probably watching the R7 setup (which is almost identical to the r8) the explanations are better and more in depth .
And yes I think I note in each one that its wildlife setup. Slam a C1 setting int there for your landscapes, people, etc. :)
Good input also. Love constructive feedback.
For your next video to watch, this is my favorite ruclips.net/video/4R2Ky5OXCY0/видео.html
Thank you for so much great info on the R8, enjoying learning about my new camera
Great to hear!
Perfect! Mine’s coming in the next few days!
Cool. Stay tuned, 3 more videos this week on this camera!
Thanks for sharing 🙏
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Great timing, only 3 hours left till mine gets delivered :)
Very cool. Let me know how the camera works out for you.
Thank u sir! 🎉
Welcome 👍
Liked and subscribed :)
thanks
Excellent presentation. You have a gift for teaching
My question is for video mode. I have my R6 mk2 setup the same. However there are many occasions when the tracking doesn’t recognise the animal or tracking drops off unexpectedly . How do you focus in video mode when the tracking plays up
hit the af-on button to force it focus again
Have you found a quicker way to change the aperture while keeping ISO and SS on the two main dials? Interested in upgrading to the R8 but concerned about the lack of a 3rd dial. I, like you, don't change it very often but it can still come in handy in certain shooting situations. Thanks!
Yes assign it to the control ring (lens or adapter) or assign it to the d-pad
@@WILDALASKA Thanks I was wondering if the D pad was an option!
@@alexandrelafontaine6789 I set D-Pad for exposure compensation, auto subject detection and it is easy...
Thank you for this video.Which camera's autofocus is better? Canon r8 or sony a6700?
r8
@@WILDALASKA Thank you
Thanks for the video. Can you tell me the speed of burst shooting with speedlite?
I don't use flash, but here's the page in the manual for the settings and info.
cam.start.canon/ky/C013/manual/html/UG-04_Shooting-1_0180.html
Torn between R8 and R for first full frame and hoping to use it professionally too. What would you choose?
r8
Could you already try the bre-burst? If so, does it have the same problem as the R6 II? Like that it's only possible with full raw files and doesn't take pics for 2-3 seconds after pre-burst?
Its the same on the R7, R6MKII, and the R8. I have a whole video up on the subject from the R7. GO watch it here and it answers your questions and more. ruclips.net/video/tMtCP1MBGfM/видео.html
Merhaba r8 de video kaydı yaparken otomaik odaklama (AF) hızını kontrol edeibliyor musunuz? teşekkürler...
you can set it up in the af menu
I also have one one on the way. How’s the battery life been?
not bad. Watch for tomorrows video on just that subject.
I just watched a video titled bird photography with the R8 and that guy says 900 shots per battery about.
The only thing I wonder about this camera is what the shutter read out speed is.
VERY fast. rolling shutter is very small. if you whip pan very hard you will see a lean. Its fast than the R5 on readout speed if that helps
I will have the full review out this weekend and a R6MKII vs R8 out probably Thursday or Friday.
@@WILDALASKA That would be great, I'll be looking forward to your video.
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@@AtaBoraBasar yes the guts of the R8 are pretty much the same on the 2 cameras. probably Fridays video will be the r6mkii vs r8. putting it together now
If one shoots electronic shutter most of the time I bet this camera will last a very long time. I killed the shutter on my old 1dMII, never got aroudn to getting it fixed and now it's worth pennies on the dollar.
true
Hmm. I shoot jpeg and never do video.
I’m here to learn about animal eye focus and how to shoot continuously
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I'm not sure if your still shooting this camera or not. I'm wondering if you've had any problems with missing focus? I've had great luck with birds, but I went out and shot wild horses and the focus is supper soft. I didn't have this problem with the R10. The red focus box on playback shows the focus locked onto the eyes. I'm shooting R8, 1/000+, f8 at 400 with the 100-400mm f5.6-8, ISO 500-. The horses where standing still so the shutter speed wasn't the issue. Zooming in I can't even tell where the focus was sharp anywhere in the picture. These are the worst wildlife photos I've taken since starting with a t3i 12 years ago, but my bald eagle, duck and smaller birds are sharp. I'm stumped.
I have 0 issues with focus on the R8. I shoot moose and horses from time to time and they are never soft or missed focus. The r8 actually has the best AF out of the canon line currently also.
Now the EF 100-400 will be slower with the AF and at times misses the correct spot with the AF.
I would also suggest with large animals to move the Aperture to f8 or f10 to help with the DoF.