Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> Slight pressure on shutter release...Centre spot goes red... click! > >Not a useful technique for those subjects where the desired best focus >is off-center. My subjects move quickly enough and often enough that >focussing 'as-composed' yields a higher success rate than >'focus-recompose-click'. When there's enough light, I rarely use the center spot. Usually one of the end ones so that I can compose with my subject off-center. I really, really wish Canon would put more of the sensitive sensors either on thirds intersections or golden mean intersections. Wouldn't want that all the time, but I'd find it more useful to have a box-and-one arrangement than the current cross. One of the best tips I found was to move the focusing off the shutter release and put it on the * button on the back. I no longer have to think about it. I know I'm either focusing manually, and then I don't hit that, or I use it when I want to autofocus. Greatest focusing tip since I was told to move myself instead of re-focusing my M when my subject moved (and I believe that was one I picked up from Ted, if memory serves.) -- Eric http://canid.com/