Joe I have to disagree with you here. Too many photographers rely on the
center-point autofocus and the end result is bad compositon with the
subject dead centre in the frame. Yes, you can lock the focus in and
move the camera to put the subject in a better position in the frame but
that's not always possible, especially if you have the camera on follow
focus and you are shooting a moving subject. I, for one, would prefer
multi-point focus.
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Vic, I suspect that too many photographers rely on multi-point
autofocus, which manufacturers want them to. That's why it is the
default on so many cameras.
Please note that I referred to inexperienced photographers. Experienced
ones will of course focus and recompose, or use multi-point if that
helps to follow a moving subject.
Joe