Autofocus Frustrations! The Canon Feature You're Missing! | Stop Blown Whites!
30K views · Jul 11, 2025 · People & Blogs
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@jan_wegener · 1 year ago
We hope you enjoy our latest chat!
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@egee672 · 1 year ago
The autofocus jumping off subject has been driving me nuts too, so it's oddly reassuring to know even the best are dealing with it. Thanks for being so honest—it’s a good reminder that it’s not always 'operator error'!
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@creation.in_frames · 1 year ago
You guys being able to tease each other on friendly terms is absolutely hilarious
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@247EVEN · 1 year ago
I’ve been following both of your channels for quite a while and just wanted to say that I really enjoy your format together. It’s engaging, informative, and always a highlight. Keep it up!<br>Best regards from Germany.
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@dieseldavey · 5 months ago
Love your videos. No crap just good info and enjoyable to watch 👍🏻
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@thebirdschannel2811 · 1 year ago
The fact that you enjoy while talking to each other is very important. Nice companions will lead to nice time, results follow..
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@MarkFalvey-v9w · 4 months ago
You spoke about subject detection and only yesterday I had a breakthrough with my Canon R6m2. I'd (back-button) spot focus on the bird then swap to (back-button) subject detect (set to 'animals'). The contrary machine would then lock onto something that couldn't be mistaken for a bird. <br>I tried 'subject to detect' of Auto (because you never know) and it would pick any random object. BUT changing it back to Animals has (at least for now) seems to have made it check its firmware (1.6.0) again for what birds look like.<br>Yes, it still gets squirrelly if I hold the back button too long, but it's better. <br>I agree 100% with Jan; early adoption of firmware isn't the kind of excitement I need in my life. <br>Thanks gents, great show!
@DanBetty · 1 year ago
As always, I love it when you two guys get together. This video is a particularly good one for me. I'm back and forth between my 24 megapixel and 45 megapixel cannons. But honestly, after using the R1 I find myself drawn to it the majority of the time. I just need to get closer to my subjects now. That's all 🙂
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@fcjr1362 · 1 year ago
Reallly enjoy you two “dow unders.” Always informative, friendly and helpful with just the right amount of humor thrown in. Thanks to both of you!
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@gayleneufeld3303 · 3 months ago
I just watched this last night, and was relieved to find out that it wasn't just me with AF frustrations! Honestly, I've heard so much about how great the mirrorless AF systems are, but I have not had that experience. When it works, it works great. But I agree with Duade - it should recognize the difference between a bird and a branch or grass. I bought the Sony A1 4 years ago, and have regretted it ever since. The high frame rates, high megapixels, and other advances don't mean a thing if the subject is blurry.
@olli_outdoors · 8 months ago
I'm actually not surprised Jan could recover that underexposed image. Its because of the iso invariant sensor. To set the iso correctly in camera would not change the noise in the image in this case. It potentially even saved him from blowing the highlights as they are harder to recover. He did a very good job tho.
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@ziggggy53ify · 1 year ago
Twin Brothers from Different Mothers!<br>Love both of your YouTube channels, but when you share like this it's both Informative and Entertaining!<br>Best to all.
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