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[himzo]

Hi,

I need help understanding the modes of Shutter, Release and Focus priority modes?

Last week I shot some skiing downhill, no clouds at all only sunny days 

My rig and settings were,

Rig

D5

70-200 2.8 VRII

Settings

Manual mode, 1/1250 F5.6 I did test some other settings but still close to this.

AF-C

AF 25 points

BBF

 

 

Shutter release set to Focused (after I tested the other modes first) I believe I got more keepers.

I was laying down in front of the skiers in the middle of the slope and sometimes from the side.

I´d love to hear your suggestions on how to shoot with what kind of settings whent taking various sport shots?

I did read the https://nps.nikonima...gs/description/ but with AF‑C priority selection: Release I got less keepers...

Here is the album from last week, Vemdalen Sportlov 2020 | Flickr

Sorry if I misplaced this question

[Merco_61]

With release priority, you get fewer critically sharp frames, but they are usually sharp enough for rasterized printing, even magazine quality, and the camera won't hinder your timing.

 

Did you try using 72 points for better tracking? It affects predictive tracking more than immediate follow tracking.

[Nikon Shooter]

May I suggest to bring down to 9 points using BBF?

[Merco_61]

May I suggest to bring down to 9 points using BBF?

9 points was a panacea when experiencing AF difficulties with the D3 and D4. It is worth experimenting, but the D5 has enough processing power in the AF processor that the algorithm used matters more than the processor load.

[TBonz]

I prefer release rather than focus.  You might even try single point AF, especially when they are coming at you and fairly easy to track.

 

Typically, shooting sports / action you will get a lower rate of keepers than other subjects.  It is the nature of the beast.  They may be well exposed and in focus, but those alone don't make a true keeper.