I’ve posed a few questions in last week’s emails/posts so I thought I would share the feedback I received with you.
On 7/31 I shared a way of adjusting a Canon mirrorless camera so that the image in the viewfinder is seen at 5X or 10X magnification. I have used this to manually adjust the focus on birds when they are either far away or they may be something (leaves, twigs) that obscures the bird and prevents an accurate autofocus. Bajadremer replied with his settings:
I agree with your description, however I feel that the method I use is better for me. With Canon R series cameras [mirrorless], in my opinion, you do NOT have to use back button focus exclusively. If you assign “spot focus” to your shutter button and then assign “eye tracking” to your AF-ON button [or any button for that matter] you have the best of all worlds. With spot focus, 99.99% of the time I do not need manual focus. On the other hand, if you want eye tracking, simply depress the AF-ON button. Canon has enabled eye tracking to override the shutter button; ie, when you press the shutter button, it does NOT attempt to spot focus.
On 8/1 I shared a picture of a Canadian Warbler that was tinged in green due to the sun hitting the green and I asked if it was OK to use Lightroom to reduce the green so the bird’s colors looked “normal” for a Canadian Warbler. The responses I received say “Yes”, it is fine to adjust the color the camera recorded to make the bird appear as you would ordinarily see it.
On 8/4 I asked if you liked the travelogue (day by day) reporting of a birding trip or just pictures of the birds. The responses I received favored the travelogue style, so I will go back to that for my upcoming Nova Scotia & Newfoundland trip reports.
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