On Oct 16, 2013, at 7:34 AM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 15, 2013, at 7:55 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Oct 15, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> ... I don't even have an impression of what 11-point focusing could be, let >>> alone work. How could a camera or a lens possibly focus on 11-points? >>> Somehow I guess it does. ... >> >> What that means is that the AF system has 11 defined points in the focusing >> array. If you have the AF system set to the appropriate mode, it sets focus >> to the one in which the most relevant subject contrast is found. You can >> also tell the AF system to lock to one or more of them only. > > Thanks Godfrey. So it doesn't focus on 11 points, it selects one from among > them? Yes. It uses the 11 to determine which is the best match, or you can do that manually. It can also use the 11 to manage continous focus for subject tracking. > In any case, it's a question about AF. I don't have an AF lens. At which point the number of AF points is moot. ;-) G -- 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.
