One of my frustrations with the 20d has always been the focusing. The center point is fairly reliable (unless they are on the swing, etc), but for sports, I can rely less on the outer points. That means a lot of shots w/ the action framed in the middle, and cropping. I\'ve been hoping Canon would put more focus points on a camera.
That leads me to a general question... how much of a difference would more focus points make? ............ Funny, no problems for me focusing on the Blue Angels .......
You are missing the point (or points ) on AF. With either just the center point or all focus points on a jet plane, the plane is the only thing the camera has to focus on. There is nothing else in a clear sky for the camera to focus on. In a soccer game, if you have all focus points selected, what do you think the camera will select. It does not have the brains to focus what you want it to focus on, it chooses the object with the most vertical contrast and the subject that is usually the closest.
Don\'t blame the camera. More focus points just gives the camera more options to confuse it.
Oct 15, 2008 at 09:24 PM
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) on AF. With either just the center point or all focus points on a jet plane, the plane is the only thing the camera has to focus on. There is nothing else in a clear sky for the camera to focus on. In a soccer game, if you have all focus points selected, what do you think the camera will select. It does not have the brains to focus what you want it to focus on, it chooses the object with the most vertical contrast and the subject that is usually the closest.