On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:48:38 -0600, Steve Parrott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to:
>Am I wasting lots of time and effort selecting specific focus points? I >always try to select a point that is nearest to the area in the photo I >definitely want to be in focus, such as the eyes in a portrait. So of >course, when I change from portrait to landscape orientation or the >desired focal point in the photo changes, I'm having to do another >focus selection. Really a PITA. Everyone else seems to just use the >center focal point, then recompose. That is certainly faster and >easier, but I read that is NOT the best way to do it because when you >move the camera to recompose, you can be making a large change in the >focal plane as compared to where you focused with the center point. I >have not done any extensive tests to see if this proves out, but I can >definitely see how it *could*.... probably at closer ranges rather than >at large distances. I use only the center focus point, and find that a manual adjustment is sometimes the easiest and best solution after locking focus. This is the only way to really focus on a critical spot. Letting the camera choose is not the answer, and twiddling two controls is not either. However for something like a portrait, setting one particular point near where you want in focus is a good thing. I'd still advise you to manually tweak though. -- Jim Davis, Owner, Eastern Beaver Company: http://easternbeaver.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits, Modulator Kits, Powerlet, Centech, Posi-Lock, Parts. 1988 K100RS SE ABS in Japan. 1991 ST1100 in America. STOC#6327, IBMWR, KBMW * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
