AF points on 1D MK II

Yep, maybe as I get further up the learning curve I'll have better control over choosing selective focus points, but right now, I tend to watch the subject, waiting for the play to develop, work on framing tight without amputating limbs.

I tried a non-center focus point (higher... e.g., helmet level in vertical orientation), but I got frustrated when the ball-carrier would dive or get tackled... the subject went low but my focus point stayed high.

But for slower moving subjects, like speakers at a podium or a portrait, sure I adjust to a specific focus point.

patwill wrote in post #9051882
I think that most people who use center point only are aiming at the player's chest where they are more likely to find a high contrast target than if aiming for the player's face. And secondly, if your aim is not quite perfect and slips a bit to one side or the other as your subject moves, you're less likely to be moving your focus point to a distant background. Of course it varies according to which focal length glass you're using, the longer the glass the shallower the DoF, so it is less critical with the more commonly used focal lengths.

I use the above-center points on player's chests/neck area. I can shoot tighter and not chop off legs that way. Using the center point on the chest I'm going to either be shooting extremely loose or chopping people off just above the ankles.

As for slipping off the target, that's why they gave us AF expansion.

For majority of sport, long tele lenses are standard.... if someone like it or not. This means, we are normally operating with 15-20cm, so at least in my opinion aiming to chest is very tricky thing to do.
As far as slipping af point to background goes, I would disagree with DDCSD. Instead of AF expansion (which I hate with passion), experience does much better job. So it's really not all that hard to keep af point on athlete's face as someone might thing.

primoz wrote in post #9062218
For majority of sport, long tele lenses are standard.... if someone like it or not. This means, we are normally operating with 15-20cm, so at least in my opinion aiming to chest is very tricky thing to do.
As far as slipping af point to background goes, I would disagree with DDCSD. Instead of AF expansion (which I hate with passion), experience does much better job. So it's really not all that hard to keep af point on athlete's face as someone might thing.

Have you used all the focus points on the MkII for sport like football or track & field.

F.S.P. wrote in post #9066735
Have you used all the focus points on the MkII for sport like football or track & field.

Nope. I don't really like this settings, since you depend on camera to pick af point it want, not the one >I< want. So 99% of time, I use single af point (which of course is out of center )