Comments on: Back Button Focus for Nikon

By: Episode 103 – Bag Round-Up, Back Button Focus, Outsourcing, and Jen and Steve Bebb | Shoot to Kill Photography Podcast

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 05:19:22 +0000

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By: Configure Back Button Focus (AF-ON) for D7000

Configure Back Button Focus (AF-ON) for D7000 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 08:48:55 +0000

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Back Button Focusing | ElisaMichelene — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:47:36 +0000

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By: lesley

lesley — Sat, 28 May 2011 05:18:28 +0000

Hi Denise– Hoping you have time for yet another BBF question! I have been BBF for a while now, but have been holding AF-ON down the entire time until I release the shutter. Now, re-reading your post I’m noticing NOT to do that (in S mode). Curious, though, when I focus, let AF-ON go and then take the pic I notice that sometimes my LCD will show where the focus fell—but it really didn’t (it’s just where I recomposed to and the LCD highlighted focal point obviously isn’t in focus), when other times my LCD won’t show me where the focus fell at all. When I used to hold DOWN the AF-on, it showed me my focal point all the time. Does that make sense? Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Confusing, I know. ;)

By: Back-Button Auto Focus

Back-Button Auto Focus — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:14:10 +0000

[...] for setting up your back-button AF:For Nikon Users- Instructions provided by Simply Knot PhotographyStep 1: Go into your custom settings menu Step 2: Select A (autofocus) Step 3: Select A5 (AF [...]

By: Andrea Kinter

Andrea Kinter — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:11:04 +0000

What a great way of explaining BBF, I have been using BBF for a couple of months now and absolutely love it.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:02:33 +0000

I figured out why I couldn’t release the AF-ON button while recomposing. In the custom menu—-autofocus—-AF-S or AF-C priority(depending on which you use) has to be on “release”. If this setting is on “focus” the shutter won’t release when you recompose without holding the AF-ON button (it detects the center point is out of focus and will not take the photo). With it set on “release” I can put what I want to focus in the center, push AF-ON to focus, RELEASE the AF-ON button, recompose, then shoot. Yipee.

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:53:55 +0000

Hi Nicole – you do NOT have to hold down the AF-ON button when you recompose the shot. If you do, it isn’t really locking in your focus as your camera will continue to try to focus as long as the button is held down. If you are finding that your shots are not coming out clear when you do release it, you may have to be extra careful about not changing the distance to your subject when you recompose. (See #2 under the bolded “Note” area of the post). There is a bit of a learning curve here so it may take a little bit of practice.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:27:45 +0000

I know this is an older post, I’ve had it bookmarked for awhile and just upgraded from a D5000 to a D700. The other “commenters” are correct, you have to hold down the AF-ON button when recomposing once you focus. The instructions say to release it- are we missing something? Thanks for this great post/instructions.

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:49:55 +0000

Hi Beth – on some models you may have to disable the focus function on your shutter. You can email us with the model of your camera and we’ll do our best to walk you through it. (studio@simplyknotphotos.com)