EOS R6 and EOS R5 have amazing autofocus capability and I wanted to configure my EOS R6 autofocus controls to provide me with direct access. Here’s my custom buttons for EOS R6 / R5 AF. When the cameras first came out I thought that I’d simply move my extensive custom settings from the EOS R over …
When EOS cameras started to be equipped with many AF points, Canon made it possible to group several AF points together in an AF area or AF method. I think this is one of the most misunderstood choices for autofocus settings. AF area / AF method EOS cameras with groups of AF points used the …
Not trying to be controversial, but using higher iso improves your photos. Specifically photographers are relying on stabilisation to ensure sharp shots, when actually they should use shutter speed. How many times have you looked at your photos and wished they could be a bit sharper? If so then you need to look a little …
Discover how I use EOS R custom controls to make every single remaining button do something useful for my kind of photography. This is the third and final step that details how my EOS R camera has had it’s operation refined to suit the photos I make. I’ve grouped all these miscellaneous button functions together, …
I find I need fast access EOS R to autofocus settings, and with the out of the box camera setup, it was just too hard to get to the settings I use. However leveraging the flexible custom controls I’ve made my camera much easier and faster to work with. If you haven’t put firmware 1.6.0 …
EOS R custom controls provide extensive freedom to setup the camera to how you like to work. Over the last 18 months I’ve developed extensively customised settings to help me use the camera more rapidly by reprioritising access to features I use regularly. In this first instalment I am only going to explain one button, …
Let’s get creative. The global situation sucks, and I’m stuck inside when I want to be making photos. This is a little project you can do at home on the dining table with the kit you have… Table top photography is invariably about styling a stationary subject, putting it in interesting light and finding the …
A few weeks back I had a conversation with Canon Explorer of Light Rick Sammon that was recorded for the Picturing Success Podcast, and you can listen in to our conversation. Rick Sammon and Larry Becker run the Picturing Success Podcast, where they talk with a great set of people in the industry, to help …