-=5D2 owners unite! Discuss and Post Photos! (Round 3)

From my first portrait shoot of the year.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/circuitr/665773​8753/

I am seriously considering trying this camera...Question, do people use the outer focus points? I am used to the 60D 9 cross-type AF points. Am I going to freak out or is the AF system something people ultimately get used to? I know there is a TON of discussion all over POTN about this. Thanks for any thoughts.

I started with the outer focus points for the rule of thirds but whenever I reorientated the camera, I had to change the focus point. Now I just keep it centered and recompose the shot by moving the camera.

idsurfer wrote in post #13667328
I am seriously considering trying this camera...Question, do people use the outer focus points? I am used to the 60D 9 cross-type AF points. Am I going to freak out or is the AF system something people ultimately get used to? I know there is a TON of discussion all over POTN about this. Thanks for any thoughts.

CameraMan wrote in post #13667394
I started with the outer focus points for the rule of thirds but whenever I reorientated the camera, I had to change the focus point. Now I just keep it centered and recompose the shot by moving the camera.

^^^ either that or I also sometimes use center af point and shoot wide and crop later in post. Especially if I dont have a lot of light and I need to have a lsrge dof.

musashi wrote in post #13667418
^^^ either that or I also sometimes use center af point and shoot wide and crop later in post. Especially if I dont have a lot of light and I need to have a lsrge dof.

So am I hearing that the outer points are useless? The focus/recompose thing doesn't work too well. Especially with large apertures.

I use the outer points 90% of the time. In low light, however, you often have no choice but to switch to center.

Mookalafalas wrote in post #13667441
I use the outer points 90% of the time. In low light, however, you often have no choice but to switch to center.

Good to hear. Thanks

Mookalafalas wrote in post #13667413

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I like the feel of this good job.

Mookalafalas wrote in post #13667441
I use the outer points 90% of the time. In low light, however, you often have no choice but to switch to center.

I use them as well but will switch to center in lower light.