I'll just add that if you think focus is critical now, wait until you have a stupidly high MP count.
2 things that routinely "spoil" my D800 (FF, 36MP) shots are diffraction & slight back or front focus. Downsize the images to a more sensible number of MP's the problem isn't apparent. DS On 17 April 2013 17:24, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Bipin, besides the excellent (and both relevant to me) reasons that > Larry and Bill point out, if you have your aperture very wide open, > say above f/4, if you focus/hold/recompose, you are now out-of-focus > as your DoF is quite shallow. *Especially* at f/1.4 where a tiny bit > of movement by either photographer or model will throw you OOF. > > Yes, the center AF point is the most accurate, but since you are > focusing on eyes for portraits, and you likely have the camera in > portrait orientation, the two straightline AF points that lie beyond > the 9-grid are your probable choices. Then when you switch from > portrait to landscape you need to quickly shift the AF point too. > > BTW, why do you suppose the AF points are switchable, anyway? :-) > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Bipin Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hey, why are you guys switching focus points when framing your >> subject. I am told the center point is the most accurate. So I focus >> on the subject using the center point, hold the shutter half way down, >> and while still holding it recompose the shot. >> Eureka !! I get great photos. And I am not whining. >> Regards. >> Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
