Originally posted by aleonx3 I am just curious whether you have set the shooting mode in AF.C instead of AF.S? And also if you use AF button on the back to lock focus (obtain focus confirmation) it would still be in focus even if you move slightly to recompose.
I did have it set to AF.C and I do use the back AF button. However, I found many times I was accidentally flipping the switch back to AF.S when I would change from landscape to portrait orientation and vice-versa. (A finger would accidentally flip it.) Then I would wonder why the AF was fussy until I noticed this problem. Something about the K-5 that I never noticed until the wrong time!
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Originally posted by asp1880 You can also focus on the torso. It's usually in the same focus plane as the face and it's a larger and sometimes more contrasty AF target.
Originally posted by adwb I zoom in far tighter than I want for the shot and with the back button set to focus and continuous on , focus then zoom out and I find that works 95 % of the time.
These are great tips! I'll definitely try these out.