Servo vs. one shot

maximus96 wrote in post #10053009
do you guys use servo with center point only and follow the subject using that point? or do you do it differently? i always use one shot and either the af-on or * for focus

i use servo with any point. movement can be subtle, not just running subjects.

ed rader

Always AI Servo for me.
I use what ever point is relevant for what I'm shooting.
No point using the centre point if the subject is far left.

cherrymoon wrote in post #10052540
Who will shoot a subject going away ?

Plenty of people

Here's some examples

One shot for the still subjects.
Servo for moving subjects.

I use Servo for my little one running around, but the focus assist beam from my 580exii doesn't fire when in AI servo. I guess this is only a problem when she is moving around indoors. AI Focus seems to work OK though. Focus assist works until the subject moves. Maybe I finally found a use for AI Focus.

wow I am so surprised i got so many responses so quickly. Thanks for your input, I had taken a bunch with servo and overall they came out really good, but just a tad soft with the 24-70L. Interesting to hear about a slight front focus when using servo. Great info thanks

Al Servo for any moving subject, especially kids. For me, I've found that my 5D work better in One Shot for stationary subjects. You'd think both One Shot and Al Servo would produce similar results, but I've found that One shot is more accurate.