07-07-2017, 09:05 PM
With my T6i and 17-55/2.8 I'd say 40% of shots are correctly focused. Another 40% are slightly front-focused and the last 20% are way, way front focused (e.g. infinity landscape shot and the foreground 1-2 m away is in sharpest focus). This is for simple, static scenes. I'm not talking about trying to follow action with servo mode and thin DOF.
So it's not just a matter of dialing in a bit of AFMA. I did set AFMA on my 7D but the values for close focus and infinity focus were different. The T6i doesn't have AFMA.
The focus errors are always front-focus, and never rear-focus. My error rate seems worse with the polarizer on. Bright/low light doesn't seem to matter.
I do wonder if DPAF is the panacea, or yet another gimmick? I do like bokeh but not across the whole frame...
So it's not just a matter of dialing in a bit of AFMA. I did set AFMA on my 7D but the values for close focus and infinity focus were different. The T6i doesn't have AFMA.
The focus errors are always front-focus, and never rear-focus. My error rate seems worse with the polarizer on. Bright/low light doesn't seem to matter.
I do wonder if DPAF is the panacea, or yet another gimmick? I do like bokeh but not across the whole frame...