How to Turn Autofocus from Your Enemy to Your Friend
By Lee Hoy, OM SYSTEM Ambassador
One of the most important skills when it comes to wildlife and macro photography is mastering your autofocus system. Many photographers don’t understand how extensive the options and features are in the OM-D camera system. While focusing for a landscape image is relatively un-challenging, capturing a bird in flight, bison in battle, or a tiny insect requires the photographer to not only be quick in the moment to acquire autofocus, but making sure all the various autofocus options are set correctly to give the photographer the advantage in any situation.
This article will walk you through a few of the critical autofocus options and features. I focused on the OM-D E-M1X and OM-D E-M1 Mark III which both offer 121-cross point type autofocus points that nearly cover the entire viewfinder. These points are the most accurate of any type as they search for contrast along both the vertical and horizontal plane.