anyway to do focus lock on d5d?

[phantasia]

Hey guys!

After contemplating for many months to get a dslr...finally got myself a d5d as well. Hope to learn more from the oldies in the minolta forum.

Is there anyway to do a focus lock for the d5d? I understand that we can use the spot af button to lock the focus...but it goes off once u release the button? Anyway to lock and keep it there without holding onto the spot af button? Thanks thanks!

[denizenx]

u press once to focus once, press again to change focus.

[phantasia]

Originally Posted by denizenx u press once to focus once, press again to change focus.

Hmm no leh...doesnt seem to work...when i press once, it focuses...but once i half-press the shutter, it refocuses again. For mine, the focus lock only works when i hold on to the spot-af button while i half-press the shutter.

Is there some setting which i missed out? THanks again!

[deslim27]

do you mean..

1) lock a focus point to use? press <fn> select the AF point mode, should have center spot, 9 point and area focus. choose the 9 point mode. Area focus will allow camera to decide which point to use

2) lock a confirmed focus? just keep the shutter button half press and recompose.

[phantasia]

Originally Posted by deslim27 do you mean.. 1) lock a focus point to use? press <fn> select the AF point mode, should have center spot, 9 point and area focus. choose the 9 point mode. Area focus will allow camera to decide which point to use 2) lock a confirmed focus? just keep the shutter button half press and recompose.

Hey des...i was referring to 2)...lock a confirmed focus. But i was thinking if theres a way to keep it lock without keeping the shutter half-pressed...eg in scenarios when i want to focus and pass the camera to someone else for them to take the picture with the same focus.

[tsan81]

How about switching to Manual Focus after half press at AF. Does that work?

[deslim27]

Originally Posted by phantasia Hey des...i was referring to 2)...lock a confirmed focus. But i was thinking if theres a way to keep it lock without keeping the shutter half-pressed...eg in scenarios when i want to focus and pass the camera to someone else for them to take the picture with the same focus.

roger roger.. but the transferring will cause out of focus again.. isn't it?

I not sure if there is another method, but for my case, I will mount the camera on tripod and switch to manual focus, and pre-focus first.. when the time is right, just press the shutter using cable.

[phantasia]

Originally Posted by deslim27 roger roger.. but the transferring will cause out of focus again.. isn't it? I not sure if there is another method, but for my case, I will mount the camera on tripod and switch to manual focus, and pre-focus first.. when the time is right, just press the shutter using cable.

thanks for the help guys! I guess switching to manual focus will work.

[Drudkh]

Originally Posted by phantasia thanks for the help guys! I guess switching to manual focus will work.

or unless you have a lens with a focus hold button.

[TME]

Whatever the way.... I think there isn't a camera where the focus of the lens can be held automatically by the body... I would love to have such a feature... like the AEL function I mean...

[phantasia]

Originally Posted by TME Whatever the way.... I think there isn't a camera where the focus of the lens can be held automatically by the body... I would love to have such a feature... like the AEL function I mean...

yeah...tat was what i was asking for actually...something like the AEL...but for the focus instead of exposure...but i guess putting it to manual focus is a way...tho maybe not as elegant.