Shutter speed

[Alforno]

57 minutes ago, Cameratose said:

The camera can focus at one distance at a time depending on your depth of field, but you still need to determine who the subject is, using your photo as an example. Multiple focus points only allow the camera to use several, to find focus, but it will still only use one to focus if the subjects are at different distances. I rarely use more than a single focus point because I don't want the camera to choose my main subject. 

Yes, I shoot in general 1 person even if inside a crowd with other persons.

[Alforno]

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Edited October 1, 2024 by Alforno

[Pieter]

10 hours ago, Cameratose said:

I rarely use more than a single focus point because I don't want the camera to choose my main subject. 

There's the option for (Expand) Flexible Spot focussing for that if you want to use the benefits of rapid continuous AF on moving subjects combined with spot focussing. The newest generation of cameras will stick to your subject like superglue when you initiate focus with the AF point on it. My preferred focussing method e.g. when photographing my kids in a crowd.

[Cameratose]

1 minute ago, Pieter said:

There's the option for (Expand) Flexible Spot focussing for that if you want to use the benefits of rapid continuous AF on moving subjects combined with spot focussing. The newest generation of cameras will stick to your subject like superglue when you initiate focus with the AF point on it. My preferred focussing method e.g. when photographing my kids in a crowd.

Not in my experience. A single spot makes it easier to start with a specific part of my subject without the camera trying to guess which spot I want. I shoot high speed motorsports from very close, as I am a track photographer. My A7 IV is actually more tenacious than my A1 when it comes to staying on target. I have found single spot tracking will stick and stay better than any of the other options, at least for me. Medium seems to work best for my setup.

 

[Pieter]

Sounds like your use case is much more demanding than mine so no doubt your advise is the better one 😉

[Cameratose]

6 hours ago, Pieter said:

Sounds like your use case is much more demanding than mine so no doubt your advise is the better one 😉

Horses for courses, I reckon. I know a guy who shots fast BIF and doesn't track at all! He would rather just keep a center spot on the subject. Then another who uses expand spot. It's probably as much as what we get used to. 

[Alforno]

On 10/1/2024 at 1:09 PM, Cameratose said:

The camera can focus at one distance at a time depending on your depth of field, but you still need to determine who the subject is, using your photo as an example. Multiple focus points only allow the camera to use several, to find focus, but it will still only use one to focus if the subjects are at different distances. I rarely use more than a single focus point because I don't want the camera to choose my main subject.

 

On 10/2/2024 at 7:08 AM, Pieter said:

Sounds like your use case is much more demanding than mine so no doubt your advise is the better one 😉

So are they for me 😀