Geesh I've been suffering through this problem forever. I guess I should have read the f***ing manual! I usually just put it on manual focus to avoid the issue altogether.
On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 9:08 PM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: > Eric, I think John nailed the problem. You have your options set such that > the camera will not fire if [something] is not in focus. > I don’t remember the K-5 setup, but on the K-3 and other cameras since then > there is a choice for AF1 or AF2 under Button Customization. AF1 is the > “normal” approach: AF is engaged if you depress the shutter half-way or if > you press the AF button on the back. AF2 is for we fans of “back button > focusing.” If you choose this setting, only the AF button on the back engages > AF. > > So, if you set your AF mode to AF-C, choose AF2 in the Customization menu, > and choose shutter priority rather than focus priority, you can shoot as > follows: 1. Press the AF button, 2. Wait until the camera is focused on the > spot of your choice. 3. Recompose as you choose. 4. Fire away. If the subject > is moving, keep your thumb on the AF button, track along, and fire whenever > the mood strikes you. Note, if the subject is still, keep your thumb away > from the AF button unless and until you want to choose a new focus point. > > stan > >> On Oct 4, 2016, at 9:42 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> On 10/4/2016 7:58 PM, Eric Weir wrote: >>> Shooting a cross country meet this evening there were numerous >>> instances in which the shutter did not fire or firing was delayed >>> when I pressed the shutter release button. >>> >>> My camera is a k-5. I was using the 4-5.6/50-200 lens. On some of the >>> occasions I experienced the problem, maybe all of them, I had a >>> polarizing filter on the lens. Many of the situations were likely >>> underexposed. I assume exposure settings should not affect whether >>> the shutter fires or not. The battery indicator indicated about a >>> half-charge. I changed batteries anyway, and for a moment that seemed >>> to make a difference, but only for a moment. >>> >>> I checked through the menu after the meet to see if there was >>> something I might have set that would have caused this problem, but >>> didn’t find anything. >>> >>> Any clues as to what was going on? Might it be a mechanical problem? >> >> If you're shooting in AF.S mode, the action priority might be set to >> "Focus-priority" (default setting). The K-5 manual says the shutter >> won't fire if the subject is not in focus. >> >> See the Custom Setting 3 menu on p.92. This can be a problem especially >> if you use the shutter release button for both auto-focus and shutter >> release. >> >> There should also be a function that allows you to use the AF button on >> the back for auto-focus & the shutter release only for shutter release. >> It seemed like enabling the AF button on the back makes AF button and/or >> pressing the shutter release halfway causes it to auto-focus. I couldn't >> quite figure out how to separate the functions by what it said in the >> manual. >> >> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Eric Weir >>> Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net >>> >>> "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and >>> hatred." >>> >>> - Amos Oz >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >> Religion - Answers we must never question. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
