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I am at long last getting to grips with this auto focus and could kick myself for taking so long to get there. The main problem was finding out how to activate 11 or 51 etc points auto focus on the D810. Internet no real help and it was well hidden in Nikon D810 instruction book:
Page 90 has most of the info but having set camera on in Menus 51 point dynamic area AF (even tells you for birds!) I went down to Titchfield Haven Bird Reserve yeat again and did not do much better. I could not even seem to be able to get the 810 out of AF-S single servo AF mode (so easy to do on previous Nikon DSLRs)
Back to the drawing board and if all else fails read the instruction book yet again! Page 39 tells all!!!!!
The AF-M focus has a little button in middle when pressed in you can activate all the auto focus commands using front sub command dial and or rear main command dial.
I now go to reserve full of confidence of my new found ability to us my camera! Dull day but seemed to be working a bit better better. Perhaps the max f no on 80-400 lens of f5.6 is showing slight limitions of this lens in poor light compared with the much higher priced f2.8 lenses?
Two days ago fine weather. All working well and getting the picture I wanted at long last!!!
Avocets now with very newly hatched young! QED?
These manuals are a pain in the bum. We should all get a brain implant for each new camera....a usb socket behind the ear.
Not sure the f2.8 lenses are the answer to wildlife. Most of the bird shots I see seem to have used smaller apertures ( even f8 ). If the light isn't there it's either ISO or go down the pub.
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Eric