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[M.Beier]

Hi lads,

I have this very odd experience when calibrating my lens', the AF-Finetune setting is not identical for AFS-S and AFS-C, worst example is my 70-200 Tamron F2.8 USD VC which in AFS-S seems to be ok with AF-Finetune OFF, however, when going for AFS-C, it benefits from +14...

Also when browsing through my shots, with AFS-S, the 'keepers' are must less next to AFS-C..

But one thing I noticed is that it tends to take up a lot of battery? Keeping VC on and using AFS-C for close up portraits indoor can drain battery relatively fast.

 

Any thoughts?
Personally I stick with AFS-S for landscape, but lately that has pretty much been it... Though sometimes I use it for street too - but people, animals, sports and even portraits I strictly use AFS-C... Most of the time street is AFS-C.

[dcbear78]

I haven't used AF-S in years. Since discovering how much back button focus technique gels with me. I use it for everything.

Interesting you say the adjustment is different for both. This isn't my experience. I use Reikan FoCal software for my focus adjustments and this requires the camera to be in AF-S. And those changes definitely transfer over to my AF-C usage.

[M.Beier]

Might throw in a try with the software, my approach was this 'aim' plate and 2 tripods.

The adjustment transfers, but it seems to be different atleast on 1 of my lens.

[Old Hi Fi Nut]

Might throw in a try with the software, my approach was this 'aim' plate and 2 tripods.
The adjustment transfers, but it seems to be different atleast on 1 of my lens.

Did you use the software? And if so, how did you get on with it?