Transposure
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Hey Guys,
I have a question about the A7R relating to the focus point selection.
Before I ask the question, I would like to offer an example of how I use my 1Dx for very speedy and accurate focus, since I am trying to emulate this technique as closely as possible given the Sony's design constraints...
With my 1Dx, I have the front dial set for aperture and shutter speed (with a combined button push for one of them). The rear thumb dial is strictly to select the focus point. As I spin the rear wheel, the focus points cycle around an oval shape in the viewfinder (ring of fire). So, I can quickly spin the wheel and select a focus point that is closest to my subject's eye, irrespective of landscape or portrait camera orientation. This is second nature to me as I have done it this way since 2000 with my first 1Ds. Between that and the back-button focus, I can select and achieve focus and fire a shot within milliseconds with a high degree of accuracy. It virtually eliminates the focus>recompose methodology, and the inherent issue of throwing the image out of focus in the process.
So, now, with the A7R....
I am currently using it with the focus>recompose methodology and it kills me that I have this big, bad, sensor and I have to move the whole system after center point focusing. Ugh.
In an effort to fix this, I have assigned Custom Button C1 to "Focus Area". So, I would press C1, then press the center button of the rear jog wheel and then press the 4 directional edges of the rear jog dial to move the focus point around. BOY IS THAT SLOW!!
And now my question....
Is there a faster method to select a different focus point?
I have a question about the A7R relating to the focus point selection.
Before I ask the question, I would like to offer an example of how I use my 1Dx for very speedy and accurate focus, since I am trying to emulate this technique as closely as possible given the Sony's design constraints...
With my 1Dx, I have the front dial set for aperture and shutter speed (with a combined button push for one of them). The rear thumb dial is strictly to select the focus point. As I spin the rear wheel, the focus points cycle around an oval shape in the viewfinder (ring of fire). So, I can quickly spin the wheel and select a focus point that is closest to my subject's eye, irrespective of landscape or portrait camera orientation. This is second nature to me as I have done it this way since 2000 with my first 1Ds. Between that and the back-button focus, I can select and achieve focus and fire a shot within milliseconds with a high degree of accuracy. It virtually eliminates the focus>recompose methodology, and the inherent issue of throwing the image out of focus in the process.
So, now, with the A7R....
I am currently using it with the focus>recompose methodology and it kills me that I have this big, bad, sensor and I have to move the whole system after center point focusing. Ugh.
In an effort to fix this, I have assigned Custom Button C1 to "Focus Area". So, I would press C1, then press the center button of the rear jog wheel and then press the 4 directional edges of the rear jog dial to move the focus point around. BOY IS THAT SLOW!!
And now my question....
Is there a faster method to select a different focus point?