Re: 5d M III Viewfinder illumination and af points!
AGeoJO wrote: M Vers wrote:
Joshua, as I understand it the box is there, but not necessarily discernible in all lighting conditions, specifically low light with a dark VF. In addition to this, you would need to remember exactly which AF point you have selected without a flashing reminder, as seen in older bodies. Am I understanding this correctly?
But it is the same as in the case of the 5D Mark II, right?
With the 5D Mark III, you can use the joystick to make it lit. The cluster of the AF points around the center is so dense, unlike that of the 5D Mark II , that the next, near-by AF point, which is still a cross-type can be use, if there is a need to. Again, I have not encountered this as an issue and I am just trying to figure something out. It may work or not under real life, hectic conditions.
With that said, I agree that some folks want the active AF point to be lit at the begining of an AF process and it could be modified in a new firmware.
Well, to be honest, in the instances I\'ve used the 5DII (mostly daylight) I didn\'t really notice. I primarily use my 1DIII, 5D for event/general stuff and, for some studio work, 40Ds...that is the type of AF operation I am most familiar with. Either way I\'m going to wait for my 5DIII to arrive before I jump to conclusions, but it does seem a bit odd for Canon to discontinue the older AF illumination operation.
Mar 31, 2012 at 10:31 AM
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, that the next, near-by AF point, which is still a cross-type can be use, if there is a need to. Again, I have not encountered this as an issue and I am just trying to figure something out. It may work or not under real life, hectic conditions.