AF Speed: Do You Have It All Wrong?

It’s time to clear out the myths and mysteries regarding AF speed. If you want a higher keeper rate with any lens, you’ll love this one!

In this video, we’ll answer these questions:

How fast does a subject have to move in order to outrun the AF speed of your lens? (The answer will surprise you)

When are the two times slower AF speed can really hurt you? 

What are five ways to get better results with any lens, even the slower focusing ones? 

In this video, we’ll look at the REAL reasons AF speed is often a problem (and no, it’s probably not what you think) as well as five ways to get a higher keeper rate no matter how slow – or fast – the AF speed of your lens. 

This is an eye-opener for anyone who shoots action!

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Immobilienmakler Landshut

Thanks for the great tutorial!

April Campbell
April Campbell
20 days ago

Great tutorial as always. Your videos are so professionally done. Do you do all the graphics and what gear are you using? Thanks, April. Hope you are well.

Millpond
20 days ago

Only Z series lenses will reveal it when you manually focus, unlike F-mount lenses which won’t display it. Thanks, Tom!

Tom P
Tom P
23 days ago

Hello Steve,
What a great video! Tremendously helpful as always.
One takeaway. At the 9:11 mark in the video there is a viewfinder capture that shows the bar indicating focus distance. Right above the bar the focus distance of 40 meters is indicated numerically. If this numerical focus distance is accurate, it would be tremendously helpful for landscape work. My Z8, as currently set up, displays the bar, but not the numerical distance. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how to turn this numerical display on. Any guidance would be appreciated!
Tom