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I have a friend into photography with a D3100. He's getting really into it, and definitely has GAS. He's been wanting to get a bit more advanced, and as I've been tutoring him he asked why I focus with a button on the back of my Canon, and he focuses with the shutter button.
I told him that I set my camera that way, and I prefer to shoot with that method, so he wanted to try it.
I got the AEL button on the back of his D3100 to work solely as the AF button, I put his camera in AF-C mode, and I set it to the center focus point. I have tried EVERYTHING, but I cannot get the camera to take a photo unless the middle focus point has a focus lock. When I half press the shutter, the AF point flashes (to confirm focus), but it WILL NOT let me take a photo unless the middle focus point is on the same focal plane as what I initially focused on and then recomposed.
This literally makes it almost impossible to focus and recompose with this method. I've searched online, and I can't find an answer to my query. I feel as if that my lack of Nikon terminology knowledge may be why I can't find an answer, but I am hoping that someone on the forum can tell me what I need to do to disable this "focus confirmation" with a half press of the shutter.
Thanks in advance!
I told him that I set my camera that way, and I prefer to shoot with that method, so he wanted to try it.
I got the AEL button on the back of his D3100 to work solely as the AF button, I put his camera in AF-C mode, and I set it to the center focus point. I have tried EVERYTHING, but I cannot get the camera to take a photo unless the middle focus point has a focus lock. When I half press the shutter, the AF point flashes (to confirm focus), but it WILL NOT let me take a photo unless the middle focus point is on the same focal plane as what I initially focused on and then recomposed.
This literally makes it almost impossible to focus and recompose with this method. I've searched online, and I can't find an answer to my query. I feel as if that my lack of Nikon terminology knowledge may be why I can't find an answer, but I am hoping that someone on the forum can tell me what I need to do to disable this "focus confirmation" with a half press of the shutter.
Thanks in advance!