Noisy Miner Bird

[Sutton Warrior]

Hi Fred, just been playing around with Hazels D40X, found you can choose the auto focus 'AF-area mode', see pages 24 and 75 in the manual. There are 3 options, normally the smallest, fixed area would be right (for me) but 'dynamic focus' would be the choice for moving targets, certainly give a better chance??. In fact I have found all sorts of extra control in the menu by double pressing the 'info' button.

 

I will be having a play, always said the D40X was a good'n? I'm beginning to believe it. Hazel and I went for a walk around the marina yesterday, the quality of the pictures that have come from it compared with my D80, I suspect its no more than the differences in the lenses we use. In fact, its got me thinking, do a session with me using the D40X and my lenses, put Hazels 18-70 on the D80 and see what she gets from it. Then I will do a session with both cameras using only the 18-70 kit lens??

 

Sorry off subject, I hope the 'dynamic focus' helps.

 

SW

[corydoras]

Fred

 

Whatever you do don't get discouraged. Taking good photos of birds in flight is not easy. I was trying to shoot this gannet the last time I came back from France on the car ferry. It was blowing a gale, the ferry was rolling all over the place and the gannet was flying about all over the sky. I took 5 shots and gave up when it started to rain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In fact taking good photos of anything that is flying is not that easy.

 

 

I am not really happy with any of those images.

[Clifftop]

Hi Fred, just been playing around with Hazels D40X, found you can choose the auto focus 'AF-area mode', see pages 24 and 75 in the manual. There are 3 options, normally the smallest, fixed area would be right (for me) but 'dynamic focus' would be the choice for moving targets, certainly give a better chance??. In fact I have found all sorts of extra control in the menu by double pressing the 'info' button.

 

I will be having a play, always said the D40X was a good'n? I'm beginning to believe it. Hazel and I went for a walk around the marina yesterday, the quality of the pictures that have come from it compared with my D80, I suspect its no more than the differences in the lenses we use. In fact, its got me thinking, do a session with me using the D40X and my lenses, put Hazels 18-70 on the D80 and see what she gets from it. Then I will do a session with both cameras using only the 18-70 kit lens??

 

Sorry off subject, I hope the 'dynamic focus' helps.

 

SW

 

Thanks mate, just had a look at what settings i had and i was on closest subject and AF-A, i will give the other setting a try.

 

 

Cheers Fred