Photographers! What camera are you using?

[JustBabyMargo]

I use a Canon 60D without any fancy lenses. I’m still pretty new to photography and know basically nothing about cameras, so I still have a lot to learn, and I hope to get better!

 

[azurbanclucker]

I read this once but I didn't understand some of it.
I'm going to read it again.

Ever pushed the shutter button down and the autofocus just flat out won't autofocus and just cycles? Using back button focus options (if your camera supports it) allows you to override the auto focus when the camera's brain can't figure out what you want to point at. Do you need it? Maybe? It really depends on what you're shooting and how your camera behaves.

 

[Kiki]

Ever pushed the shutter button down and the autofocus just flat out won't autofocus and just cycles? Using back button focus options (if your camera supports it) allows you to override the auto focus when the camera's brain can't figure out what you want to point at. Do you need it? Maybe? It really depends on what you're shooting and how your camera behaves.

I had no clue. I've said this a million times over the last few years but I am going to get up and plug the battery for my camera and see if I can figure it correctly.

 

[Chickstarrs]

Yep. Ok, I'm a little confused by your question... On the focus, you can switch from Automatic (where it will clear and focus in on what you want), or Manual (where you have to move the lense to focus and clear it yourself). If that's what you're talking about, it's in the last picture below on the lense. There's a switch that says AF (Autofocus) MF (Manual Focus). If you want to focus by hand, you slide it to MF. If you want the camera to focus for you, slide it to AF.
Hopefully that is what you was asking about. If it's not, maybe there's a button on the camera you see in the pictures below that you can point to asking me? Sorry I'm a little confused by your question.

Back button focus is different than the AF/MF. I have been on a couple of workshops where they talk about BBF for wildlife photography, but using a Nikon. On a Canon I think they call it something else in the camera manual. I am still confused about what it is for.

"Instead, the action of focusing is moved to a button on the back of the camera – usually the AF-On button. Back button focus separates the focus and shutter release functions, moving the former to the AF-On button at the rear of the camera."
I read this off the internet. I guess I need to do more Googling on the subject.
Thanks for trying to help.

 

[Chickstarrs]

https://photographylife.com/back-button-focus

Thanks. I will take time to look at that tomorrow.

 

[EverythingDucks]

I just use an android phone. Nothing fancy

I do have a real camera that my granpda gave me though. I'd like to try to learn how to use it once I find it..
I would love to get better wildlife photos. Especially close ups of small critters.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I just use an android phone. Nothing fancy
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I do have a real camera that my granpda gave me though. I'd like to try to learn how to use it once I find it..
I would love to get better wildlife photos. Especially close ups of small critters.

Those are great. First rule of photography:
"The best camera is the one you have on you when you want to take the photo".

 

[Silkie Princess]

A D500 would be a Nikon DSLR DX format crop camera.

Is that a good/okay camera?

 

[Silkie Princess]

Here are some pics I took.
(I’m still a beginner)

 

[casportpony]

@Silkie Princess, those are nice!