Rocky Nook The Nikon Autofocus System, 2nd Edition: Mastering Focus for Sharp Images Every Time

In The Nikon Autofocus System, 2nd Edition from Rocky Nook, bestselling author and photographer Mike Hagen shares his vast knowledge of Nikon technology as he explains and demystifies the wide array of Nikon focus features.

With today's advanced camera technology, achieving focus on a photographic subject sounds like it should be a relatively straightforward task, but as many photographers know, it can be deceptively difficult, especially when shooting moving subjects or in challenging situations such as low-light environments.

Unfortunately, until now, there have not been many resources that address focusing issues, but in this easy-to-follow book, Hagen fully explains the Nikon autofocus system, including detailed discussions of the autofocus modules, drive systems, camera buttons, and menus. He then delves deep into camera setups, settings, and the best practices for specific techniques that address the photographic genres that are notoriously challenging for focus: action, indoor and outdoor sports, wildlife, birds in flight, and macro photography. He also covers genres such as portrait, landscape, underwater, low-light, and street photography.

Hagen also covers live-view autofocus methods and settings, live-view focusing in video, auto-focus tracking, and more recent technology such as back-button auto-focus. HDR, panoramas, and techniques for shooting with a tripod are covered as well. An entire chapter is devoted to more complicated topics, such as hyperfocal distance, calibrating lenses, and focusing with flash photography.