I thought when I got into drone photography I'd be satisfied with photography and not videography. I'm a competetnt, not professional nor great photographer. However, I've been tinkering with video, and wonder if this is accepted practice or just a lazy man's approach to 'focus'. I've fiddled with the AF on the X5 and X5s and quite honestly not that impressed with AF, especially in the world of DSLR's continuous focus long time available. AF not bad, but slow, and requires a manual intervention as we know.
To the point, I've been using a 45 mm lens to fool around with on the X5 and seems that using the hyperfocal length and manual focus (leaving MF alone) a reasonably good way to keep things sharp, and keep the lens in its sweet spot. While this may be a DUH to all but me, is there any place on this forum where 'tips and techniques' are a forum unto themselves. E.g. I just read a good one on setting WB in the air, rather than using the presets. If this is a silly post, trash it, but I know from experience on other venue forums that many users have tips and techniques that are great.
To the point, I've been using a 45 mm lens to fool around with on the X5 and seems that using the hyperfocal length and manual focus (leaving MF alone) a reasonably good way to keep things sharp, and keep the lens in its sweet spot. While this may be a DUH to all but me, is there any place on this forum where 'tips and techniques' are a forum unto themselves. E.g. I just read a good one on setting WB in the air, rather than using the presets. If this is a silly post, trash it, but I know from experience on other venue forums that many users have tips and techniques that are great.