Is focupoint adjustable in 1D?

Hi,

I just bought myself a second hand 1D, 900 Euro's. I'm very glad with it. I do most sports and use only one middle focuspoint to make sure I catch the main subject. I noticed that I missed it at some point because the middle focuspoint focusses straight in the middle and not a mm to the left or right. Is there a way to adjust the middle focus point so that it focusses on a subject that is close to the middle focuspoint?
I hope my question is clear..sorry about my english.

BTW I know how to select the focuspoints, only the one I want, accent on the middle, is not here.

Thanx

Robberto from rainy Holland

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No idea what you're asking since you said you already know how to select the focus points. As best as I can tell it sounds like you just have to learn how to stay on your subject better. It takes practice. Using a cluster instead of just the center helps stay on track.

Not too clear for me as well what the question is, but here is a good read on the 1D series....

Robberto wrote in post #2293182
I noticed that I missed it at some point because the middle focuspoint focusses straight in the middle and not a mm to the left or right.

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No. Focuspoints are fixed. You can however set a Cf so that if it can't get a lock on the selected focuspoint, it'll consult a 'neighbouring' focuspoint. But that's not what you mean I guess.

The camera has no way of knowing whether you mean exactly on the focus point of a little to the left/right.

Also, AF looks for contrast. And since the actual AF point is bigger then the red dot in the VF, it may well lock on to a nice contrasty BG if the subject lacks contrast and the BG is also 'under' the actual AF point.

Sorry to be so unclear but what I mean is if it is possible to influence the sensability of the focuspoint..lets say it focusses on the focuspoint and 20 % around it..in that case ..is the 20% adjustable? Am I more clear now?

CFn 17 might do what you want.
Then again, it might also give more room for error (again; if BG is more contrasty, so easier to AF on, the AF might go for that.)

ok thanks Rene..I'll give it a try..

René Damkot wrote in post #2293313
CFn 17 might do what you want.

That's what I said. But that just says that if it can't get a lock on punt x, consult the focus points around it (1 or 2 points) to see if there's enough contrast there. It doesn't mean that it will expand the point that you selected.

This is indicated in the viewfinder by highlighting the 2 points at the same time.

True. And I also don't think that not getting a lock is the problem here. From what I see, the AF choose to focus on the BG....

This is turning into a Dutch thread. Must be the weather

You know what? Maybe its me doing the wrong thing......ohwowohoh..​.maybe.....
I should have focussed on the subject and I didn't..I focussed on the BG..I just want to make the change of doing so smaller...that's why I posted the question. Thanks for all the anwers...

Its dry meanwhile in Holland ...