Fireworks Tips

[poker]

I'm pretty much going to focus to infinity for this right? Should I set to manual focus so that the lens doesn't try to focus before releasing the shutter?

and

Zoom wide and crop later?

Can't wait until next week! Happy early 4th of July U.S. Americans!

[mjs1973]

I'm pretty much going to focus to infinity for this right? Should I set to manual focus so that the lens doesn't try to focus before releasing the shutter?

and

Zoom wide and crop later?

Can't wait until next week! Happy early 4th of July U.S. Americans!

I would suggest switching to MF and focusing to infinity since you are most likely going to be pointing your camera at a big black sky and the AF will hunt for something that isn't there. If you have something else visible in the image, like a building, you might want to focus on that.

[another view]

...what Michael said. As far as zooming wide and cropping later, it's an option but don't shoot too wide. After a couple of frames you'll be able to tell about what you need for a focal length and adjust accordingly. FWIW, both of mine are full frame...