Donald Gray wrote:
I had just been awarded the highest accolade that the organisation I belong to can bestow on a member.
Congratulations, and I'm sorry the photos did not turn out
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I use manually select and chose between all focus points, occasionally letting auto select chose. I don't shoot much in-motion subjects so it works for me.
rslewis wrote:
Before moving to digital I had a EOS3 with eye focus which for me worked great (I know some hated it).
On my 5DII I use the center focus point and recompose. I guess because I know what thing is in focus.
I've noticed wild variations in flash exposure (580EX). I know the details of Canon flash are a bit of a mystery but does it use the focus point(s) selected (either manually or automatically) to gauge flash exposure? (I seem to recall it does).
Could this be the cause of my flash variability?
Do most use the automatic focus point selection or do you manually select?
I manually select and use all points although centre point is most used. I only use centre and recompose in lower light where the outer points are hopeless.
When I hadn't had my 5D Mk2 very long I used it for my daughter's wedding (there was an official as well) and ended up with 70%+ focussed at wrong point - since then I only use the centre point and have had no probs.
Niall
Thanks Jerry! My son never stand still for me and I enjoy usuing the 5D2 for shooting his action, I have thousands of keeper like this made from the 5D2
The exposure is separate for the camera and flash. I shoot flash with the flash in auto and the camera in Manual so I can control ambient light and shutter speed with the camera. As long as you stay in sync speed, shutter speed does not effect the flash, only the ambient light Go to the Strobist site and read the tutorials there--very helpful. Generally I use only the center focus point and recompose but Canon advises not to do this because the focus distance changes with recomposition--not usually a big problem unless shooting wide open with a very fast lens. I never use all focus points because you never know which focus point will grab focus, it may be one off your subject but in a high contrast area. I also use back button focusing so I cam focus on one area and choose another for exposure setting using the shutter button.
