Category: auto focus

Watch the Sony A9 auto-focusing on a pole vaulter at 20 FPS

Udi Tirosh

One of the main selling points for the newly announced  Sony A9 is its superior autofocus. The autofocus has 693 point wide-area phase-detection points and according to Sony, it can do up to 20fps with AF/AE tracking. Sounds impressive right? If you were wondering what’s a 20 FPS auto-focusing beast is good for, watch this movie from Gary […]

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Nail your focus every single time with this DIY lens calibration solution

John Aldred

Whenever I buy a new lens, I have to calibrate it and AF fine tune five different DSLRs. Two are my primary stills shooters, and three are for video. But if I only have the video DSLRs out with me, and want to grab a few quick behind the scenes shots, I need to know […]

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My First Impressions of the New Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

Lisa Robinson

As a working professional who relies on Canon gear to run my business, I get excited when I wake up to news that there’s a new flagship camera on the market. This morning, Canon dropped the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II. While I am a self professed non-techie, I still felt obligated to check out […]