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Comment by Colton Prevost on March 2, 2016 at 12:51pm

Good to hear! I consider myself lucky to have started using it right away, as I imagine it would be difficult to get used to

Comment by Colton Prevost on March 2, 2016 at 12:23pm

@Doug, I think I've done a terrible job of explaining it, and misused some terminology.

Most photographers use one of two ways to autofocus; either with the default half-press of the shutter release button, or alternatively using a dedicated AF-ON or reprogrammed AE-L back button, which decouples AF from the shutter. Main benefit of using back-button is you no longer need to move the focus point, as you just frame the subject in the center, lock autofocus, then recompose and shoot away. Apparently the center focus point is the most accurate anyway, so that's a nice bonus.

Comment by anna mccolm on February 27, 2016 at 9:30am

Lovely colour and focus.

Comment by Colton Prevost on February 27, 2016 at 7:09am

Haha Avril, that's what I was thinking.

@Doug, it's like the inverse of AF-L where you let it go and AF locks. I use AF-C too, though I haven't tried automatic subject tracking with it.
Also If you didn't know- you can reprogram the AE/AF-L button to AF on most DSLRs, decoupling it from the shutter button, which is what I've done with my D750.

Comment by Avril Kirby on February 26, 2016 at 11:23pm

He's tickling stump-man.

Comment by Colton Prevost on February 26, 2016 at 9:21pm

Yeah he/she sat there for quite awhile and I managed about 50 shots at varying settings, with this being top of the bunch as far as I could tell. I actually only use single point mode, along with back button focusing. I find it convenient to autofocus, then let go and recompose.