I'm not someone who switches camera systems often. Let's face it, that would be a massively expensive hobby, and learning a completely new layout, let alone the need for lenses too would just be a constant stress.

However, I did briefly start looking at Sony bodies today. Namely the A1. Until I saw the prices still..

This weekend I had a little workshop I attended in Wales. One of the setups we had was a "catwalk" with the model hitting a spot and throwing poses for about 30 seconds straight. The model was incredible. My autofocus, not so much. The autofocus on my Fuji XH2 is decent enough, but I missed so many shots!

At first, I had my focus to continuous with eye detect. With the model moving and throwing hair around, It was understandable focus was getting lost at times. So I switched to straight-up continuous autofocus, and I was still missing focus often!! The other guys were using a Sony A1, and Nikon Z8, and the other 2 guys both had a Canon I think. Either way, Their focus was much more reliable than my Fuji and I was getting a little frustrated internally!

Now, this could definitely be an issue with me. And it most likely is. I probably was using it incorrectly or had the totally wrong setup . But, when you have 3 one minute slots to get the shot, it gets a little frustrating knowing you may miss a tonne of incredible shots.

Of course, when something like this happens, the immediate thought is that it has to be the gear we own is terrible and the gear the other people are using is just plainly better. Whereas in reality, it's probably just a hole in our understanding.

For me, I had a bit of a bad night's sleep, followed by a super early wake-up and 5-hour drive to get to the workshop. I knew I wasn't thinking 100% clearly, otherwise, I could have probably figured out exactly what needed to be changed at the moment. They aren't excuses either. If anything they are me admitting to myself that I needed a better understanding of my continuous autofocus capabilities. We shouldn't be figuring out camera settings when shooting. I should have known exactly what my setup should be. This becomes even more important in high-stress, fast-paced, and tired situations where you literally only get a chance to react.

Don't get me wrong, I got some decent shots. But the whole fear of missing out weighs heavily on me. And missing out on shots got me kicking myself. More than anything, I'm kicking myself over not giving my Fuji XH2 the best chance of getting a higher hit rate of in-focus shots.

I'll be making a point to go out specifically to learn the best settings so I don't run into this problem again. After that, I'll be looking at a Sony A1..