Focusing issue w30D?

I've been having issues with OOF shots for some time now (hit & miss) here is 1 example
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/125Sec.
Av(Aperture Value) F5.0
Metering Mode Spot
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 500
Lens 17-50mm
Focal Length 37.0 mm
Image size 3504 x 2336
Image Quality Fine
Flash On
White Balance Auto
AF mode One-Shot AF
Picture Style User Setting1(Standard)
Parameters
Tone Curve : Standard
Sharpness level : -
Pattern Sharpness : -
Contrast : 1
Sharpness : 5
Color saturation : 1
Color tone : 0

Do not shoot with all the AF points active. Murphy's Law says it will find the bleachers in the background instead of the people.

I don't, I use center point only (as you can see) I'm thinking the AF is messed up maybe?

Is it possible that since the center point isn't entirely on the girl, it may have acquired focus on the bleachers behind her?

tom777 wrote in post #4153880
Is it possible that since the center point isn't entirely on the girl, it may have acquired focus on the bleachers behind her?

Good point, the AF is wider than just the spot, and we can see that the bleachers are pretty sharp. AF looks for contrast, and there is more contrast with the bleachers than with the girl.

What's the fix for this dilemna?

Tony

tonylong wrote in post #4153899
Good point, the AF is wider than just the spot, and we can see that the bleachers are pretty sharp. AF looks for contrast, and there is more contrast with the bleachers than with the girl.

What's the fix for this dilemna?

Tony

Whenever shooting portraits/group shots, always shoot more than one photo.

But why is almost everything else in this photo is/are focused better? Like the girls to the right in background?

defordphoto wrote in post #4154156
Whenever shooting portraits/group shots, always shoot more than one photo.

I'll definitely vouch for that!

Tony

slyone wrote in post #4154303
But why is almost everything else in this photo is/are focused better? Like the girls to the right in background?

Probably because they are closer to the bleachers, where the camera focused.

I shot like 3 of this shot as well as many others too? Here is a recent shot which clearly shows the girl on the right in background in focus?

I think that this specific example is indicative of improper placement of the focusing point more than a focusing issue with the camera. It would probably be helpful for you to post another example.

here's another

What AF mode were you using for the last example?

I do get some good ones, usually 1 out of 5-7?

That's interesting that the one with the least amount of contrast in the AF point is the sharpest.