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From: "Jeff & Gretchen Sturgess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The 45 focusing points are all oriented towards the center. Composing
> photographs using the rule of thirds might be able to use the top middle
and
> bottom middle focusing point without recomposing. That leaves 7 zones
> without focusing points! In taking a well composed photograph, you are
> forced to be delayed while metering, using FEL, and for using AF to focus
on
> something in one of the 7 other zones. I'd like to see a center focusing
> point in each of the 9 areas defined by the rule of thirds. Surrounding
> each center point will be one additional focusing point at the top,
bottom,
> left, and right of each center point. That will establish 5 focusing
points
> in each of the 9 zones for a total of 45. Using this system, the majority
> of the frame will be covered by a focusing point instead of the center
only
> portion. Minimal re-engineering should be necessary. Thoughts,
comments?
I agree with you that we need at least 4 extra focusing points on the third
spots. Using the diagram in the EOS3 manual, it looks as if the four third
points are very close to the four missing 'corners' of the existing 45
focusing point rectangle. That means at least that the outside rows of
focusing points are close to the third lines of composition.
Digital cameras with their smaller film area will off course change this
again, since a bigger area will effectively be covered by focusing points.
Regards
Thys
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Thys van der Merwe
Portfolio of African Images:
http://home.mweb.co.za/te/teknovis
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