Gary Friedman explains Focusing Modes for Sony cameras

[@fjpae]

Thank you Gary - great explanation and very helpful!

[@FriedmanArchives]

Thanks. Tell the world! :-)

[@movieman2009]

What is the best focus mode for photographing a large group of people say 15 - 20 where they will be in multiple rows

[@FriedmanArchives]

The surest technique is to use spot focusing, focus on the middle row, and shoot at an intermediate aperture like f/8 to ensure all are in focus.

[@movieman2009]

@@FriedmanArchives thank you !

[@ErykThompson]

Brilliant! I’ll try this next time I go shooting

[@jimhaegelejr.6944]

Thanks Gary, This may be a bit off the scope of this tutorial, but can CAN YOU FOCUS BRACKET/STACKING WITH SONY A77II ?

[@ironbioreactor4657]

Hi Gary, For some reason this is not working for me on my A7iii. Focus standard is not reverting to AF-S or Spot, and Lock-On AF is now displayed on the screen, even though I did not set it up for that. Any ideas? Thanks!

[@ironbioreactor4657]

Hi Gary, It’s in P. As soon as I put the setting to Standard, Lock-on AF appears on the screen... Does that happen with yours?

[@T-Slider]

Ok, but then how do you quickly return to the previous mode? Like tracking wide?

[@FriedmanArchives]

Let go of the button. :-)

[@T-Slider]

Gary Friedman Duh, What a dumb question! Lol.

[@viveknath1538]

You are a camera genius....i am getting the idea....u can click the best out of anything.

[@howardkahn4330]

HELP!.All my A Mount screw driven MINOLTA lenses do not work on my sony a7/3 camera with either the sony lea/3 or 4 adopter.....WHY?......NOTE: All my A Mount sony, sigma and tamron screw driven lenses work perfectly when i attach the lea/3 adopter to my a7/3 camera, they do not work when i use the lea/4.......i was to understand that all A mount lenses are attachable to the a7/3 camera by using either the sony lea/3 or 4 adopter, however i have found this not to be. true as i have explained the Minolta lenses, they only work on sony A mount cameras, period...CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE I AM WRONG ? THANK YOU .........I NOW FIND THE SONY LEA/4 ADOPTER USELESS, IS THIS TRUE, WHAT AM I MISSING????...THANK YOU AGAIN ....

[@ernreeders5583]

Time you updated to firmware 5.0. This is what most of us are using.

[@FriedmanArchives]

This was meant to be a generic tutorial on focusing modes. I've created a supplement to my ebook covering firmware v5 which is available free to everyone who purchased the ebook.