Originally posted by moot
Drone, couldn't you just put the focus to infinity for the whole session?
Well.. if there was an 'infinity' button, yeah.. but when you focus all the way out, the lens goes just a smidge past infinity, and you're out of focus.
So.. then you readjust back to focus, then take a shot or 2.. zoom in to see if it's focus, adjust and repeat as necessary. I lost interest in fighting with that at the end. After the last sliver of direct reflection went away, I had to mess with redoing the shutter and ISO.. and, like I said.. I was just cold.
Now, when I'm shooting balance beam or uneven bar events at gym meets, I'll drop it in manual focus mode and shoot them from the side. That works real well. It's also a lot warmer and more conducive for mucking around with stuff. Not like I have anywhere else to go while I'm waiting for the action.
