Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, I do the same as Daniel, even with the 45 focus points of my Canon 1D2; for me, the center one is all I need. Nathan Daniel Ridings wrote: > On 7/22/06, Grduprey@aol.com <Grduprey@aol.com> wrote: >> I am also having problems coming to grips with auto focus, >> just does not compare to manual accuracy and it is a mystery as to >> what it is >> going to focus on. I have tried all of the AF modes with equal >> baffelment. > > Yes, it took me a while to appreciate autofocus as well. I don't think > it was the autofocus itself that was a problem, but the manual > explaining it. > > In the end, I just lock the center sensor and always use it. I point > focus/lock focus (pushing halfway down on the shutter) and then > compose. It's almost exactly like using a rangefinder. > > I suspect that Nikon's multiple sensor technique is not up to the > standards of Canon and others, so I just bypass the multiple sensors > and just use the one. > > So try locking the active sensor to the center one. > > Best, > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog