I also use the Live View in some situations. All of the shots from the church that I have posted over the last few months were focused through the LCD and live view. The focusing point can be moved anywhere in the frame. The camera was on a tripod. Even though focusing is slower in live mode, the advantage of placing the focusing point exactly where it is wanted was appreciated.
gs George Sinos -------------------- www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 7:32 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 05:25:40PM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> That's why I do what David does: center point AF, shutter half-press, >> recompose. I only ever had problems with that on your K-x. ;-) >> >> Similarly, letting the camera pick the AF points makes some sense for >> bird shots and the like. >> >> I just can't even visualize the mechanics of manually selecting AF point >> for handheld shooting, so I figured I'd ask whether anyone does. > > If I have my camera set up on a tripod, with a carefully selected > composition, and I want more accurate focusing than I trust my aged > eyes for, then it is very handy. particularly if I can't use something > like a split prism, because it isn't in the center. > > Also, if I am photographing a musician, say a sax player, who is > moving around, in low light, focus and recompose, or manual focus > isn't going to work, then I set my focus point, and let autofocus > do its magic. > > There is no single technique, for focus, exposure or anything else, > that I always use. I do my best be proficient at many of them, and > to understand when which one is appropriate, or optimal. > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
