KKFung wrote: RobertLynn wrote: sequiro wrote:
Since the Cann 5dII\'s focus issues are pretty well known, who here has had that problem?
The only issue with the 5D2\'s auto focus, is the people who wanted 1 series AF in a 20+mp body, with all of the other features of the 5D2 for like 1500 bucks.
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i dont think it\'s crazy for people to have wanted all cross-type (and wow did that add a LOT to the price of the 40D and 50D compared to the 20D.... ). much of the time i use center myself, but at times outer cross could help and i know there are many who really like to use outer points a lot. not terrible on the 5D2 since unlike the 20D ones they can focus with some degree of precision but they are usually too slow for tracking and sometimes for still stuff.
and a dedicated AF cpu to speed up AI servo wouldn\'t add much cost, i doubt tht chip is more than a few books cost to them.
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and certainly just looking at parts, adding another digic can\'t be much since even a few dollar P&S uses a digic, now a faster mirror box/shutter can add some cost but they certainly could make 6.3fps beast with dual-digic and all xtype and extra cpu to speed up ai servo calc for say $3600 (or maybe even $3100) and still get same profit per body as they do with the 5D2 (of course that will kill their precious 1Ds sales a good deal as well as some 1D sales for those who could live with 6-8fps instead of 10fps).
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but once again the center point for one shot isn\'t the horror story many had feared and many still claim, certainly better than that in any non 1 series cam and maybe not too far off of the 1 series either
5D2 af has been a lot better than i had feared if not everything i had hoped for or expected either, in some ways the sluggish mirror and sloowwww fps are the bigger annoyance
). much of the time i use center myself, but at times outer cross could help and i know there are many who really like to use outer points a lot. not terrible on the 5D2 since unlike the 20D ones they can focus with some degree of precision but they are usually too slow for tracking and sometimes for still stuff.