Unfortunately I don't have my camera with me at the moment but tonight I will give it a try.
Oh, also, I emailed the Canon customer service and they said that full time manual focus only works after the focus has been locked.
But I'm still looking for how to get the shutter to release more...
under custom functions
C.Fn. III - Autofocus/Drive -> Lens Drive when AF Impossible
Will this allow the shutter button to take the picture no matter what? (I thought I tried this, but it just stopped hunting - didn't let me take the picture)
"go to the menu and change your AF-S mode...
Ok, how do I undo this focus priority?
I looked through the custom functions and couldn't find anything like this. In the manual it says something like "when autofocus fails, sorry we suck, and please don't sue us for the lost pictures. Try manual focus." So not helpful. Sorry. I'm...
No it was on Al-Focus I believe. Would it take the picture if it was on One-Shot? Al-Focus should only refocus if the subject is moving which it wasn't.
I don't think it was even refocusing but I could be remembering incorrectly. Just when I press the shutter it doesn't take the picture...
"did your dial positioned correctly and also your manual focus switch? was your len securely mounted?"
Do you mean the autofocus vs manual focus switch on the lens? It was in autofocus because I'm trying to use the full time manual focus which means you can manually focus while in autofocus...
I have the 5D Mark ii and the 24-105mm lens (which has full time manual focus). The 5D Mark ii sometimes fails to take the picture if its autofocus fails (something my Rebel XSi seems to do better with, but whatever). When this happens, why can't I just tap the focus ring to override the...