Canon 70-200mm f2.8 non-IS setting

photodad1photodad1 Registered Users Posts: 566 Major grins
edited September 20, 2012 in Accessories
When shooting sports with the Canon 70-200mm non-IS lens, what setting is best to use on the lens itself? 1.5m to infinity or the 3m to infinity?

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  • justgr8nvjustgr8nv Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
    edited September 18, 2012
    If I'm shooting and want to eliminate people close by from ruining (getting in the way of) my focus on the field I'll use 3m but if I'm including sideline shots I'll use 1.5m
  • photodad1photodad1 Registered Users Posts: 566 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2012
    Does the setting affect the speed of the AF?
  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2012
    photodad1 wrote: »
    Does the setting affect the speed of the AF?


    Should help to limit it since it will not have to go thru the entirety of it's range should it have a focus capture issue

    edit: Let me rephrase: It ought to be even faster for Af since it wouldn't have to go thru the whole range if it got into a situ where it was having a bit of a time focusing. Or if you were focusing close and then to far-away, not as far for the focus to travel.
    tom wise
  • paddler4paddler4 Registered Users Posts: 976 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2012
    Does the setting affect the speed of the AF?

    Yes, it can, although it won't always. That is why it is there--narrowing the range when you don't need it all can speed up focusing.
    http://dkoretz.smugmug.com/
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