Canon 5d MKII
Canon 5d MKII
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- raf0
AF sensitivity is a pet peeve of mine. I had 3 Pentax dslrs, kept upgrading with hope for a better AF someday until I had enough and went Canon. Thing is, 5D's AF beats any Pentax hands down, but still is a bit underwhelming.
That's why I got an ST-E2 for my 5D recently. It is an IR transmitter used to launch flashguns wirelessly, but first of all it shoots an infrared beam in front of the camera for AF assistance (like most flashguns do, only withouth the lamp bulk). This way I can lock focus even in total darkness. Did I say it also drives flashguns remotely?
- how much?ephix
- They are quite expensive, I got mine used for €100 - you could get a non-canon flashgun for that with flash master capabilityraf
- ..and use it in flash-off mode for AF support only. It's just sometimes I don't want to have a flashgun on.raf
- I might grab one of these, cant make up my mind between it and pocket wizards though.slappy
- Pocket Wizard will fire the remote flash, but you won't have the 'focusing in the dark' ability as there's no infra-red.imadesigner