Awful autofocus on moving subjects!!!!

**Bruce Clark** · 05-30-2017, 03:22 PM

Awful and the top image of the white dog with the yellow jacket is the worst of the lot.

MarkJerling · 05-30-2017, 04:43 PM

Don't let the Sony fanboys see this thread.

**clackers** · 05-30-2017, 05:34 PM

Great work, SBeck, with a screw drive lens too, nothing modern.It goes to show, if a complainer in the forum can't take pictures like these, it's user error.

The good news? You don't need to max out a credit card to develop skills, practice costs nothing.

BTW, this applies to Internet vloggers/reviewers, too. Just don't think you can take a camera out of the box and take photos of sprinting dogs like these, you need to get your techniques and settings (check out Beholder's spreadsheet of suggestions) right.

You may think you only have one afternoon to do it, it's only a Pentax and you need to write up the story because you've got a Sony A9 to do tomorrow, but you actually can't take shortcuts.

zapp · 05-31-2017, 09:09 AM

Does it work on foxes as well?

**clackers** · 05-31-2017, 05:26 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by zapp

Does it work on foxes as well?

Oh, sure ...

05-30-2017, 05:34 PM	#18
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Great work, SBeck, with a screw drive lens too, nothing modern.It goes to show, if a complainer in the forum can't take pictures like these, it's user error. The good news? You don't need to max out a credit card to develop skills, practice costs nothing. BTW, this applies to Internet vloggers/reviewers, too. Just don't think you can take a camera out of the box and take photos of sprinting dogs like these, you need to get your techniques and settings (check out Beholder's spreadsheet of suggestions) right. You may think you only have one afternoon to do it, it's only a Pentax and you need to write up the story because you've got a Sony A9 to do tomorrow, but you actually can't take shortcuts. Last edited by clackers; 05-30-2017 at 05:39 PM.

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05-30-2017, 03:22 PM	#16
Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	Awful and the top image of the white dog with the yellow jacket is the worst of the lot.

05-30-2017, 04:43 PM	#17
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Don't let the Sony fanboys see this thread.

05-31-2017, 09:09 AM	#19
zapp Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,385	Does it work on foxes as well?

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clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by zapp Does it work on foxes as well? Oh, sure ...

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