Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Why use back button focus? Most of the time cameras are set up with the shutter button doubling up as the focussing button. Many photographers know the benefits of setting up a different button for focussing though, and in this video we explore the benefits of doing just that.
Join me as I capture some bird photogaphy with the Nikon D500 and Nikkor 300mm F4 PF lens. Using back button focus of course!
#photography #birdphotography #birds #nikon
Videography by Andrea Bishop
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00:00 Intro
01:51 What is back button focus?
02:44 Improved shot recomposition
04:30 Two focus modes in one.
06:34 Disadvantages of using back button focus
09:20 Conclusion and seeting up BBF on the Nikon D500
10:44 Outro
Why use back button focus? Most of the time cameras are set up with the shutter button doubling up as the focussing button. Many photographers know the benefits of setting up a different button for focussing though, and in this video we explore the benefits of doing just that.
Join me as I capture some bird photogaphy with the Nikon D500 and Nikkor 300mm F4 PF lens. Using back button focus of course!
#photography #birdphotography #birds #nikon
Videography by Andrea Bishop
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00:00 Intro
01:51 What is back button focus?
02:44 Improved shot recomposition
04:30 Two focus modes in one.
06:34 Disadvantages of using back button focus
09:20 Conclusion and seeting up BBF on the Nikon D500
10:44 Outro
