Originally posted by mikepl I believe jpzk managed to explain it better than I did. The last three seem preciesly focussed to me. The in-flight ones seem to have a tiny little bit blur to them, probably a bit slow shutter speed? In the first two it seems to me you focussed just behind the eagle, which could be either that the lens is backfocussing and would need microadjustment, or you by mistake focussed on the cones behind the eagle or something.
The shots are great anyway, no doubt about that!
ok, teaching time folks, if you don't mind
the K 3 II and K 3 have different focusing modes correct ?
The K-3 does introduce some some new AF area modes, however:
Spot: focuses using the central AF point only
Auto-9: uses the central AF point as well as the 9 points surrounding it
Auto-27: uses all AF points based and automatically tries to identify your subject
SEL-1: lets you specify a single AF point to use
SEL-2/SEL-S: you specify a single starting AF point, but the AF system can utilize any of the Auto-9 AF points if your subject moves. The expanded area shift if you select a focus point close to any edge of the matrix.
SEL-3/SEL-M: you specify a single starting AF point, but the AF system can utilize any of the 25 cross-type points if your subject moves
SEL-4/SEL-L: you specify a single starting AF point, but the AF system can utilize any other AF point if your subject moves (all 27 points are in use)
Read more at:
Pentax K-3 Review - Autofocus | PentaxForums.com Reviews
if you use any other mode other than spot focus, how does the camera lock on your target as oppose to the branch in front of the eagle or the pine cone or pine needle
can you folks help me out??
and how is that different from front/back focus problems