Nikon Rumors Forum » Topic: C, S, M Focus info in Viewfinder?

PB PM on "C, S, M Focus info in Viewfinder?"

PB PM — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:45:32 +0000

Oddly enough I always check the M,S,C switch before I do anything. I mostly shoot in AF-C so I just leave it there. If you use the AF-On button you can use focus trapping, no need to worry about ever using AF-S.

heartyfisher on "C, S, M Focus info in Viewfinder?"

heartyfisher — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:09:02 +0000

Thats kind of old tech .. will probably be gone soon... yeah nikon should redesign that to make it even less easy to change ! LOL .. people will complain ! hehe..

maybe a locking mechanism needed?

oh .. yeah .. what adamz said :-)

adamz on "C, S, M Focus info in Viewfinder?"

adamz — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 04:39:21 +0000

yup, I know this problem, especially on d200 - it's such an annoying feature - they should move it somewhere else, or add a dip button (if You want to change the position You have to press it and then rotate)

jonnyapple on "C, S, M Focus info in Viewfinder?"

jonnyapple — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:18:55 +0000

Welcome to the forum, stillsman. I know what you're talking about; one time I did a large family portrait (~25 people) and had to reposition everyone as I found out 5 minutes afterward that I had been in M focus mode on my D300 and was back focused in every shot. Embarrassment doesn't even begin to describe it, but at least I caught it and fixed it before I got home!

That is one of my main criticisms of the focus mode switch on the D200/D300—it's too easy to accidentally switch since it's right where my fingers are while holding the camera.

stillsman on "C, S, M Focus info in Viewfinder?"

stillsman — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:04:39 +0000

I find that when I've changed my focus setting from my standard S to either C or M for a particular situation I sometimes pick up my camera and shoot frames with the wrong setting. I think it would be useful to have C,S,M info available in my viewfinder.
Is this just my problem?