Which Auto Focus Case is best for Canon 1dx, 7d, 5d Series. AF Settings Guide

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[chris.kneeland]

Just picked up a used 1DX MI for my first full frame. Glad to see you're still shooting with it. Keep the videos coming. They've been a big help. Cheers.

[SigamosLaCorrietne]

excellent video, i was having problems with Rugby and trail running

[AutoPartsOEMSupply]

I have been using case 4 for sometime but decided to try case 1 and I do think I get way more sports photos in focus with it then I was with 4.

[nickbimages]

Thanks Rob. I've stuck to my comfort zone of Case 4 for the past couple of years - but your video has reminded me that different AF settings should be experimented with.

[jasondavies]

For all my American Football games i shoot i have always used case 4. As you know i use Canon 1DX MKII and MKIII so i think will make all the difference between all three 1DX's.

[p.o.photos]

Thanks Rob for the great comparison. I've selected case5 for eventing/horse trials and seemed better than case1. Especially when the focus had to be locked on the rider's head even jumping trough an obstacle. Sometimes I experienced that the focus was locked elsewhere and I missed the moment because of that (but that was happened cause of my mistake). I always use the upper middle AF-point with 4 helpers and using focus priority over speed. I adjust +1 to keep the focus locked more on the subject. This settings give me the best result I only have to follow the subject precisely.

[georgiche]

Greetings from Russia and thanks for the video! I'm using 5d Mark III to photograph rhythmic gymnastics and sport ballroom dances, and I found. that if I need to stick to 1 subject really hard, best is to put tracking sensitivity to the minimum, and other two paramentrs in the middle or +1. I'm using zone AF - 9 points in the center, since my subjects move fast and erratically, with lots of jumps and body position changes, with other settings of sensitivity camera tends to focus on the background. Got good results with this settings in most sports and reportage shoots.

[martinbyrne]

I’ve being using case 4 all along for sports, will use case 1 to see what happens

[odarrien]

Pretty good experiment. When you are focusing, do you keep the focus point over the subject and keep the back button pressed the entire time from first to last shot of the sequence?

[thetoyotaperspective]

Might be a little late to ask this but do you use AI servo and hold down the back button to continously focus?,

I normally use centre point and bbf, holding down to continously focus/track

[RobSambles]

Which Case do you use the most? P.s for reference all photos were shot using centre, single point focus in AI Servo mode.

[livelaffluv]

Thanks for the video, very informative. Curious if you've an update, if you had an opportunity to shoot these different cases three or four or five times, as you mentioned towards the end of the video? Ty again !

[seanmarah]

Hi Rob a very helpful video, do you add or subtract to each case and does adjusting have much effect?

[Michaelzeiss]

I have a Canon EOS 1DX. Can this model perform autofocus function during video recording?

[ВячеславРябченко-лм]

Hello tell me please how many bits in the video that records canon 1dx

[SportfotografieAeschimann]

Really interesting. Unfortunately, my Nikon D780 does not provide cases like your Canon. I only can select the delay of refocusing.

[guidlines]

I used Case 2 for barrel racing at a rodeo for the first time last weekend (normally use Case 1) & 1/3 of the photos were out of focus. Especially as they came out of the barrel turns, so I'm thinking it has locked onto the barrel (the obstacle) when it should've ignored it & never re-focused on the horse & rider. Sometimes I could quickly tell in the viewfinder & re-focus but other times I couldn't until too late. Very annoying, considering it's supoosed to Ignore the Obstacle

[fasttracksportsphotography]

Very interesting. Seems like you can't go wrong with #1

[andersalmstrom]

so might be a stupid question but im looking for some1 that's been using the 1dx mk1 out in weather as in either rain and extream rain or snow n cold weather to discuss how extream you acculy can take it into

[Alexxxxir]

Great vid. mate. Now, what kind/brand of rubber hood was mounted on your 70-200 lens? Pretty neat. Was it in a folded position or what? Tx.