Canon 5DMk3
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I received my new Mk3 this week and today was my second shoot. on Friday when I used it with a 100 - 400L the AF on the 61 AF points was showing the single red square in the centre and when I pressed on the AF button it brought up the rest of the points in red. Brilliant.
Yesterday I was reading the manual again to familiarise myself with the cameras settings and today on a Motor X shoot I found that all 61 AF points were being displayed in black and was taking up all my view in the view finder. I tried and better tried to revert back to the single red centre setting but to no avail.
I have just looked at the manual and I cannot find how to revert back. Please help me as I am out again tomorrow on a shoot.
Cheers
Bob
I received my new Mk3 this week and today was my second shoot. on Friday when I used it with a 100 - 400L the AF on the 61 AF points was showing the single red square in the centre and when I pressed on the AF button it brought up the rest of the points in red. Brilliant.
Yesterday I was reading the manual again to familiarise myself with the cameras settings and today on a Motor X shoot I found that all 61 AF points were being displayed in black and was taking up all my view in the view finder. I tried and better tried to revert back to the single red centre setting but to no avail.
I have just looked at the manual and I cannot find how to revert back. Please help me as I am out again tomorrow on a shoot.
Cheers
Bob
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To reset the camera back to factory defaults,
See if this takes you back to your starting point when you received the camera.
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Cheers
Bob
I am not intimate with the AF system of the 5D Mark III, plus I don't know what you might have done to the AF system. About the only thing that springs to mind is if you are in the AI-Servo mode it might be a similar view to what you describe as your current situation.
Can you tell if you are in AI-Servo mode? If so, try switching to One-Shot mode.
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Yes I am in Al-servo mode and I was in the Al-servo mode on Friday shooting wildlife.
I have tried single mode and it is the same.
Bob
You can always use the joystick to move the AF point a little and then back, and then the AF point will show during the move.
This is a difference between the 5D Mark II AF point action, but it is not a defect.
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There are a large variety of AF display combinations that can be programmed under the menu system - try some trial and error there to see what can be configured.
And, to cycle through the VFinder display of options configured under the menu, press the most upper-right button on the rear (has a matrix symbol) to activate selection mode,
then press the M-Fn repeatedly (just behind the shutter button) to cycle through the choices - single center FP should be one of them. The available choices will vary depending on what lens is attached.
Cheers
Bob
Press the AF point selection button on the back of the camera, to the right of the * button. The AF point(s) illuminate red. While they are red, press the small M-Fn button near the shutter button repeatedly until you see the configuration you want. This cycles through the AF point selection options.
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
If, of course, they are enabled in the AF menu. Personally, I turn down the options to just single point and 9-point. No real use for anything else...
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Thanks everyone for all your kind kelp which is very much appreciated. I see now how the changes can be made using the AF and M-fn button.
As I right in saying that the 61 points are in the view finder all the time. I have checked the 5DMk2 and I see all nine points are visible but I don't find them as noticable as 61 points.
I have checked the 5DMk3 manual regarding the AF Area Selection Mode and I see on my camera all 6 selection boxes are checked. Is this correct or should just one box be checked. If so which one?
Thanks again everyone.
Bob
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
Thanks a lot Jack done the same as you and " Selected (constant)" And have left all 6 boxes checked.
Bob