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Using the Nikon Autofocus System

Mike Hagen

Fundamentals > Using The Nikon Autofocus System

Using the Nikon Autofocus System

Mike Hagen

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Class Trailer
1 Class Introduction 05:53 2 Autofocus Defined 04:45 3 How Autofocus Works 06:39 4 Focus Servo Modes 09:02 5 Focus Patterns 17:20 6 Autofocus Settings 19:55 7 Impacts on Autofocus 16:17 8 Menu Banks 04:47
9 Mode Selector Switch & Multi Selector 05:28 10 The AF-ON & Back Button Focus 12:45 11 Lens Switches 07:31 12 Autofocus for Portraiture 05:54 13 Macro Photography with Autofocus 04:39 14 Landscape with Autofocus 07:04 15 Bird in Flight with Autofocus 05:30 16 Outdoor Sports with Autofocus 08:05 17 Indoor Events with Autofocus 09:18

Class Description


The best photo moments often present themselves to us when we least expect it. Every photographer knows the feeling of lining up what they believe will be the perfect shot, only to realize after the fact that their focus was off. Nikon cameras have a built-in autofocus system for these situations. 

Join Mike Hagan, Nikonians Academy Director, to learn how to make the most of this often-overlooked function of your digital SLR. 

In this class, you’ll learn:

  • How to set your focus within the menu settings and overall various camera settings
  • How to use autofocus patterns and area modes
  • How to use servo modes and lens configurations
Mike will help you configure the autofocus system for portraits, sports, wildlife, and landscapes. Relying on autofocus will also let you concentrate on lighting and composition, and help you take advantage of those fleeting moments.

Reviews

JAIRO GOMEZ
 

Good course! I am a beginner and this course helped me a lot. I agree with some students that a better work could have been done in preparing the presentations. It seems to me that Mike is great in having informal live workshops. However, for recorded classes like the ones we buy in Creative Live, the teaching technique should be adjusted. Overall I am glad I bought this course.

Cindy Manly-Fields
 

This was a great course. I just got a Nikon z5 and I also shoot a D750 and your explanations helped me understand how the autofocus works. I pulled out the cameras while you were teaching to follow along and now I have a better understanding. i appreciate at the level you teach, you keep it simple and practical which is helpful. Good job and thanks.

Catherine Lucas
 

After having my camera D800 for 5 or 6 years and never really got the focussing down I can finally do it. This video should be included with every Nikon sold. I am so happy that I am finally get the fullest out of this great camera, I am more of a visual person. Reading the manual is not the same as actually see it done... Thanks Mike, you rock! I have watched the sequences over and over and learned so much. Thanks. And always welcome when you pass in New Mexico...