boberic wrote:
All the various makers brag about the number and configuration of their focus points. I find the both distracting and not at all helpful. As a result I use center spot focus as well as spot metering in my 7d. Am I the only and what,if anything , am I missing. I come from 4 or 5 decades of film with split image film focus screens, and spot metering both in camera and with light meters. Am I alone? (Please pardon the bad syntax- I'm to lazy to go back and correct them)
Depending on my subject, I shoot single focus point or multiple. If I am shooting portraits or a photo with a primary subject that I want in focus and want to control the depth of field, I shoot single point and either center it then focus and compose or move the point to my subject. If I am shooting a subject like a landscape or group shot, I will use multiple focus points to get everything important into good focus. Focus point, like everything else on your camera, are tools that you can use selectively. I tend to keep my camera set to single focus point most of the time and then change it to others as needed.