How good is Subject Tracking on higher end DSLR's

[runnah]

There has been only two cases where I have ventured into such high shutter speeds. Once when shooting an exploding hillside, and second when shooting an explosive welding technique.

So yeah 1/4000+ is great for explosions.

 

[Tee]

3-D focusing is my go-to method when shooting models. I can set the focal point on their eye and if they move it tracks with them. Definitely better than the focus and recompose method.

 

[TheLost]

I'd be wayyyy more likely to stop down almost two stops and pick up better focus margin, and better image quality, rather than be shooting with paper-thin DOF and reduced IQ with the lens on 1/3 click down from max.

Sometimes i'm limited on where i can be.. If i'm 50 yards away and my lens is maxed out to 200mm @ f/2.8 i have a massive ~20 feet of focus depth.

1/5000 | f/2.8 | ISO 100 | 200mm -- massively cropped

If somebody wants to give me a 300mm f/2.8 i'd have more options to get the subject isolation i want (or i move out of the sunny desert area i live now). But until then my camera see's high shutter speeds all the time

 

[yioties]

Not as good as staying on topic and not hijacking someones thread!