Paul Stenquist wrote:
I change the autofocus spot manually in respect to what I'm shooting. If I'm shooting people on the street, for example, I'll shoot in vertical mode and choose a spot toward the top of frame. With practice, one can become rather adept at moving the spot around frame with the little joystick device. It allows more accuracy than does using the center spot and reframing, because when you reframe the distance from the sensor to the subject changes a bit.
I used to be such a manual-focus zealot, but recently I've discovered the virtues of AF and selecting the focus spot. A lot of my bird pictures that have the focus off-center were done in AF and manually selected spot. With the 20D (sorry) the joystick controller is so easy, accessible, and accurate, it makes selecting the spot a breeze. I found that the multi-direction controller on the *ist D to be a PITA to use.
-- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net
