Is AF-S more accurate than AF-C when things are not moving?

4 years 11 months ago #637897 by Steve Kemp
When your subject isn't moving, does it make a difference if you use AF-S or AF-C or is AF-S considered more accurate?   I seem to recall either I read it or heard that somewhere.  Just bouncing that off here first.   

Let me know please.  Thansk.


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4 years 11 months ago #637903 by Nikon Shooter
In both cases, focus acquisition will take the same time;
AF-C will continue monitoring the moving subject.

No gain or loss in accuracy, I use AF-C all the time! :P

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4 years 11 months ago #637911 by Troponin
Generally speaking, no. Some systems act a little differently, causing them to perform better in one or the other. 


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4 years 11 months ago #638110 by the four vignettes

Nikon Shooter wrote: In both cases, focus acquisition will take the same time;
AF-C will continue monitoring the moving subject.

No gain or loss in accuracy, I use AF-C all the time! :P


That's true in my experience with my Nikons.  Although AF-S makes it easier to focus and recompose.


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4 years 11 months ago #638365 by Tim Kelley
No difference at all.  


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4 years 11 months ago #638370 by Nikon Shooter

the four vignettes wrote:

Nikon Shooter wrote: In both cases, focus acquisition will take the same time;
AF-C will continue monitoring the moving subject.

No gain or loss in accuracy, I use AF-C all the time! :P


That's true in my experience with my Nikons.  Although AF-S makes it easier to focus and recompose.


… and BBF too!

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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4 years 11 months ago #638372 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day Steve

It's very much 'horses for courses' ... my default is AF-s as so much of my stuff is where I focus on the primary subject then move the camera sideways a bit to compose the image - often placing the subject "on the thirds". If I was using AF-c then I would lose than focus point

However when I am shooting action / BIF or similar, I go to AF-c all the time as my camera is following the subject while fitting the subject -generally- into the centre of the frame

Hope this helps
Phil from the great land Downunder
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