One thing I won't do however is have AF on any of those buttons with an area mode. WIth Back Button AF, you're in AF-C, so if you have focus + area mode set you lose the ability to focus and recompose. I keep my AF on the back button and just switch between area modes as needed.
I'm confused about this point you made. I have my sub selector and Pv set to AF-On/Area mode. My Af-On button uses whatever is set with the AF/M button. My shutter button is deselected so I can focus recompose with all 3 of those buttons because the shutter never triggers. If you leave the shutter to have AF then it does lose you that ability as you need to keep the other button held down and fire the shutter to not have it switch to the Shutter button's AF mode.
Am I missing something, or are you using AF on shutter also?
So am I !
To the point where "I don't think that's correct" and I've just picked up the camera and checked again.
Re edited!!!....In single point mode you focus and recompose in the same way......then shoot with the shutter button.
There is nothing to stop you from doing that in any of the modes I configured.... nothing has changed there!
Moving AF with the joystick changes the point in all the modes when you go to them. If you put the point to let's say the left edge, if you choose another mode it's on the left edge. (all except auto area mode)
With my reading glasses scenario, (and I need all the strengths) the last thing I want to do fish out my glasses and access the menus and hunt around during shooting take them off again and use the VF..........just pressing the AF/M button with a heavy lens on for example leaving the lens unsupported is a pain!
..... The great thing about this configuration is I never need to go into the menus.....never ever!
One thing I won't do however is have AF on any of those buttons with an area mode. WIth Back Button AF, you're in AF-C, so if you have focus + area mode set you lose the ability to focus and recompose. I keep my AF on the back button and just switch between area modes as needed.
I'm confused about this point you made. I have my sub selector and Pv set to AF-On/Area mode. My Af-On button uses whatever is set with the AF/M button. My shutter button is deselected so I can focus recompose with all 3 of those buttons because the shutter never triggers. If you leave the shutter to have AF then it does lose you that ability as you need to keep the other button held down and fire the shutter to not have it switch to the Shutter button's AF mode.
Am I missing something, or are you using AF on shutter also?
So am I !
To the point where "I don't think that's correct" and I've just picked up the camera and checked again.
To focus and recompose you need to use the joystick right? (unless you use the directional pad which is clumsy)
There is nothing to stop you from doing that in any of the modes I configured.... nothing has changed there!
What's more moving AF with the joystick changes the point in all the modes when you go to them. If you put the point to let's say the left edge, if you choose another mode it's on the left edge. (all except auto area mode)
How else can you focus and recompose?
With my reading glasses scenario, (and I need all the strengths) the last thing I want to do fish out my glasses and access the menus and hunt around during shooting take them off again and use the VF..........just pressing the AF/M button with a heavy lens on for example leaving the lens unsupported is a pain!
..... The great thing about this configuration is I never need to go into the menus.....never ever!
Whatever the shooting scenario "you're on it"
Mar 31, 2017 at 10:05 AM
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