Études for Canon

[Grizzle]

Can you guys suggest some common procedures / steps that would benefit from practicing till they're committed to memory?  There are so many control and options on these cameras, I'd like to focus and choose a few things to practice till they are habit.   Hopefully minimize blowing a once a trip/year/lifetime shot because I forgot a step in getting set up.

Here are some examples:
1. Tripod setup till its totally muscle memory
2. Basic MF zoom photo shoot
3. Rapid handheld telephoto shot
4. Tripod mounted telephoto shot starting from the fully stowed backpack
5. Switching in an out of Liveview

Thanks

[robodad]

What I did was keep my camera on manual everything for the first several months so I had to beware of everything I was doing !! This helped me learn what the other settings on my camera did and why and how actually, it was a great learning lesson for me at least !!!






Still need lots of work though !!! 

[popeshawnpaul]

Can you guys suggest some common procedures / steps that would benefit from practicing till they're committed to memory?  There are so many control and options on these cameras, I'd like to focus and choose a few things to practice till they are habit.   Hopefully minimize blowing a once a trip/year/lifetime shot because I forgot a step in getting set up.

Here are some examples:
1. Tripod setup till its totally muscle memory
2. Basic MF zoom photo shoot
3. Rapid handheld telephoto shot
4. Tripod mounted telephoto shot starting from the fully stowed backpack
5. Switching in an out of Liveview

Thanks

Know how to choose and reset your autofocus selection point quickly.  That buck will turn sideways and you need to change the focus point quick.  Then he turns again and you go vertical and change it again.  You have to be quick at that.  Learn how to change your ISO without looking quickly.  When I am shooting and see my shutter speed drop because of some lighting changes I can up or lower the ISO quick to get enough speed to stop the action.  Tripods take a few seconds to set up, so I have a monopod.  I was using the Primos trigger stick for a while with lighter lenses as you can just pull the trigger and the leg drops down quick.  You can do it without thinking or taking your eye off the subject.  when you get a lens of 5lbs or more it becomes a little unstable.  If I am using a tripod, I usually use a ball head and keep it just loose enough to be able to move it with some force but it stays where I want it should I want to keep it in the set position.  Liveview is easy, you just turn it on with the set button.  I rarely use it but it's fast if you want.  It's useful to know how to take your lens out of autofocus without looking real quick.  Other than that...