Helpful Posts: Although I have been photographing dogs for years without it and have done fairly well, Animal Eye-AF of the A6400 firmware 2.0 really makes things easier. This is especially true when photographing a frisky puppy. Using continuous AF with Animal Eye-AF the Sony will keep the pups eyes in focus even if the pup is moving around. The focus will follow the closest eye...
A6400, 70-200mm f/4 G OSS, 171mm, 1/60 second @ f/4, ISO 320
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26th June 2019, 01:03 AM #1
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I really like animal Eye-AF
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26th June 2019, 01:22 AM #2
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Re: I really like animal Eye-AF
Richard, nice portrait.
Bruce
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26th June 2019, 02:50 AM #3
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Re: I really like animal Eye-AF
Thanks Bruce, he's as sweet as he looks. I suspect that we won't need to foster this little guy for long.
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27th June 2019, 02:59 PM #4
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Re: I really like animal Eye-AF
Sweet looking pup. I had not heard of Animal Eye - AF before.
Originally Posted by rpcrowe
Although I have been photographing dogs for years without it and have done fairly well, Animal Eye-AF of the A6400 firmware 2.0 really makes things easier. This is especially true when photographing a frisky puppy. Using continuous AF with Animal Eye-AF the Sony will keep the pups eyes in focus even if the pup is moving around. The focus will follow the closest eye...
A6400, 70-200mm f/4 G OSS, 171mm, 1/60 second @ f/4, ISO 320
Thanks for the work you do for these pups.
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27th June 2019, 10:58 PM #5
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Re: I really like animal Eye-AF
Sharon...
Here is a good description of Animal Eye-AF on the Sony A7iii.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QJmX6FCG28
Both the A7iii and A7Riii and also the A6400 have firmware updates that include Animal-AF...Last edited by rpcrowe; 27th June 2019 at 11:33 PM.
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