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Originally Posted by ptyork
Incidentally, I just got an EOS 7D (woot!!!) and it does allow for real-time AF during video capture. It requires that you press the AF-ON button, it takes a couple seconds (variable between near instant and around 3 seconds depending on the distance between the old and new subject)...I've got a couple of friends with D300's and I intend to make them jealous (yeah, right, you Nikon folks always find something to feel superior about).  |
FWIW, the D300s has exactly the same type of auto-focus - I initially thought it lacked any, like the D5000, but I finally got some hands-on time with the D300s this past weekend and it's just like the 7D: you press the button, wait a second or two, and it pulls it into focus. Not great, but at least an improvement. What I want is to be able to set a focal point, then let the 3D colour tracking system keep that item in focus. Doesn't seem so hard...
Oh, and congrats on the 7D! It looks like a fantastic camera. I'll be curious to see what the noise levels are like north of ISO 800 because that's a lot of megapixels crammed onto the sensor.