Do you use auto or manual focus for long telephoto shots?

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6 Feb 2009 - 9:31 AM

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MikeA

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6 Feb 2009 - 10:02 AM

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I use 400mm lens often with x1.4 extension for stationary images, always on a tripod and nearly always with manual focusing and remote release.
For subjects moving towards or away with the 400mm lens I tend to use Auto servo, hand held or with a Slik AF200 using camera shutter release for hand-held and remote release on tripod.
For panning shots usually manual with same hand-held or tripod set up as above.
So right or wrong that is how I tend to shoot.

MikeA

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6 Feb 2009 - 10:18 AM

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My panning shots tend to be of swans and ducks flying across and directly in front of me through a fairly narrow arc so subject to camera distance is quite constant. I tend also to use f/8 as my preferred aperture.