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How many AF points do you want?

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How many AF points do you want?

Sep 17, 2008

Given the same 9 AF points in the 5D2, would you have liked to have more, 15, 21, 45 or 51?

How many AF points do you actually need?
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How many AF points do you want?	bullet1	Sep 17, 2008
Re: How many AF points do you want?	ANdy Ja	Sep 17, 2008
Re: all I want is 7 cross points (diagram)	Alfonso Bresciani	Feb 20, 2009
Re: all I want is 7 cross points (diagram)	rrcphoto	Feb 21, 2009
Re: all I want is 7 cross points (diagram)	redridge	Feb 27, 2009
Re: How many AF points do you want?	Roger Bloemers	Feb 27, 2009
Re: How many AF points do you want?	gldiana	Sep 4, 2009
9 is fine...	JLim22	Sep 17, 2008
i think number of points isnt important..	kristian1	Sep 17, 2008
Re: i think number of points isnt important..	pc168	Sep 17, 2008
Re: i think number of points isnt important..	gldiana	Sep 4, 2009
Please put the number on the subject line	bullet1	Sep 17, 2008
Re: One n/t	c.hammett	Sep 17, 2008
One that works.	Ben_Egbert	Sep 17, 2008
Re: One that works.	z2a	Sep 17, 2008
Re: One that works.	Urchinboy	Sep 17, 2008
Re: One that works.	andrewD2	Sep 17, 2008
Re: One that works.	jonah96	Sep 19, 2008
Re: One that works.	L M Lloyd	Sep 19, 2008
Re: One that works.	Christopher Layne	Sep 21, 2008
Re: One that works.	Ben_Egbert	Sep 17, 2008
Re: One that works.	deepsouth	Sep 17, 2008
Re: One that works.	Ben_Egbert	Sep 18, 2008
Re: One that works.	PeaceFrog	Sep 19, 2008
Re: One that works.	Ben_Egbert	Sep 19, 2008
Re: One that works.	Ben_Egbert	Sep 18, 2008
Re: One that works.	banditlj	Feb 27, 2009
Re: One that works.	Johnny Novice	Sep 18, 2008
Re: One that works.	jonah96	Sep 19, 2008
Re: One that works.	PeaceFrog	Sep 19, 2008
Re: One that works.	Ben_Egbert	Sep 19, 2008
Agree! (NT)	J A K	Sep 17, 2008
Fiddy one	Rick Knepper	Sep 17, 2008
21 million.....	Damkader	Sep 17, 2008
What I really want	Ron Parr	Sep 17, 2008
Re: 21 million..... is simply ridiculous!!!	wmsc	Sep 17, 2008
45	Ophrys	Sep 17, 2008
Re: 45	Jan L	Sep 19, 2008
One focus point	MitchAlsup	Sep 17, 2008
Okay, I give, what the heck is "frame 13", thanks? (NT)	J A K	Sep 18, 2008
Re: Okay, I give, what the heck is "frame 13", thanks? (NT)	MitchAlsup	Sep 18, 2008
Thanks for the clarification. (NT)	J A K	Sep 18, 2008
Re: Exactly the same I have on my Leica M3.... ok 1 more sometimes will help	JCS2106	Sep 19, 2008
17 (6) but more that they work well and ai servo works very well even	bronxbombers	Sep 17, 2008
0 (zero), I only do MF	Francisco Miranda	Sep 17, 2008
9 like the Elan 7E, which focuses perfectly	gbmcleod1	Sep 18, 2008
1, but will only use it 1 % of the time	Erland Nielsen	Sep 17, 2008
To me, it's not really about the number, but about the position.	JesperS	Sep 17, 2008
5 points would suffice.	littleroot	Sep 17, 2008
45, Coming From XXD to 1DmkII	Droppingin	Sep 18, 2008
9 all cross type	pcunite	Sep 17, 2008
9 is fine - but they should have made them all cross types ...	tmr	Sep 17, 2008
My sentiments, exactly (nt)	BALLhead	Sep 17, 2008
3, than in the EOS D60	gaborszantai	Sep 17, 2008
Just one	Joesiv	Sep 17, 2008
Five	Pedro Moreira	Sep 17, 2008
21 cross type, on the rules of thirds, in a rectangle......	David_C	Sep 17, 2008
Absolutely..	Evan Effa	Sep 18, 2008
That's the key thing (NT)	Nelson Ricciardi	Sep 18, 2008
Thanks Evan & Nelson (nt)	David_C	Sep 18, 2008
9 AF PTSs	Johnnysks	Sep 18, 2008
45 because they are smaller in size	Steven	Sep 17, 2008
Re: How many AF points do you want?	Dan_168	Sep 17, 2008
Need to look at Nikon to answer that.	Mike Collins	Sep 17, 2008
Re: Need to look at Nikon to answer that.	Alfonso Bresciani	Sep 18, 2008
4 more	Majikthize	Sep 18, 2008
17 + (6)	macshark	Sep 18, 2008
I need 1 Ultra Precise focus Point!!!!	Kadenphoto	Sep 18, 2008
Re: How many AF points do you want?	magoo_on_safari	Sep 18, 2008
9 is fine - just wider coverage...	flyingmonkey	Sep 18, 2008
exactly - wider coverage	martin surovcek	Sep 19, 2008
9 is good but more spread ...	XSI	Sep 18, 2008
Re: How many AF points do you want?	kkkkkk	Sep 18, 2008
45 is perfect if...	jonlee1	Sep 18, 2008
One that works brilliantly would do	thx1138	Sep 18, 2008
depends on how much they will charge for single AF point	bmlee	Sep 18, 2008
15 + 6 assist	pipspeak	Sep 18, 2008
Re: How many AF points do you want?	Steve Galle	Sep 18, 2008
9 is just fine, no more -> but spread out ! (nt)	Fovea	Sep 18, 2008
5 AF points	dtuason	Sep 18, 2008
Correction On My Answer...	dtuason	Sep 19, 2008
69...	John Harvie	Sep 18, 2008
5 cross type incl. center	Dan Goldman	Sep 18, 2008
Re: How many AF points do you want?	L M Lloyd	Sep 18, 2008
15+ cross type & selectable-1D series have 21	Rcihardc	Sep 18, 2008
one	leifbaker	Sep 18, 2008
Re: 5 cross type but spread out way more...	Alfonso Bresciani	Sep 18, 2008
Re: How many AF points do you want?	gldiana	Sep 18, 2008
One (as long as it is cross-type)	gldiana	Sep 18, 2008
1 is enough	Whispers	Sep 18, 2008
Re: How many AF points do you want?	Drew Conway	Sep 18, 2008
I Think...	dtuason	Sep 18, 2008
251? Would you let camera decide for you?	bullet1	Sep 19, 2008
for 99% of time, I only use 1 point - the central one! (nt)	wavelet	Sep 19, 2008
the one in the center	Gretar Ivarsson	Sep 19, 2008
Re: the same 45 points I had 10yrs ago in my EOS 3	Chri	Sep 19, 2008
9 is fine, more is better, more cross type + better spread /nt	zape	Sep 19, 2008
666 would be acceptable for me (nt)	Felipe Rodríguez	Sep 19, 2008
Re: 666 would be acceptable for me (nt)	gldiana	Sep 19, 2008
Re: 666 would be acceptable for me (nt)	dtuason	Sep 19, 2008
9 cross type, bigger rectangles [nt]	Jere Keskiaho	Sep 19, 2008
How many points? +1 more than Nikon's	Karma Traveler	Sep 19, 2008
depends on there quality	Rumle	Sep 19, 2008
Re: How many AF points do you want?	munro harrap	Sep 19, 2008
I was wishing for 19 or 21 (nt)	PeaceFrog	Sep 19, 2008
Re: How many AF points do you want?	Anastigmat	Sep 19, 2008
those 9 seems fine... as long as there are more than one NEAR the center...	sdyue	Sep 19, 2008
One focus point (NT)	tuttifoto	Sep 19, 2008
1200 points	wildlife1212	Feb 21, 2009
All that can fit...	Dena Flows	Feb 26, 2009
Re: All that can fit...	ClaudiuG	Feb 26, 2009
42..	Mascot	Feb 21, 2009
9 is enough for me (nt)	madzazulu	Feb 21, 2009
No. of Points is not the issue	Smorter	Feb 21, 2009
27 all in a wide retangle covering the rule of thirds.....	David_C	Feb 21, 2009
One that you can position anywhere on the screen	ehlarson	Feb 21, 2009
Re: How many AF points do you want?	daMatrix	Feb 21, 2009
see my post below below	bullet1	Feb 26, 2009
You can't be serious in your irony..	candleJack	Feb 26, 2009
Rephrase: Should all AF points be the high precision cross type?	bullet1	Feb 26, 2009
Re: How many AF points do you want?	DigiKon	Feb 26, 2009
45 (51 is nice to have)	pc168	Feb 27, 2009
15 cross points.	Skip M	Feb 27, 2009
One really big one, fills the frame	thx1138	Feb 27, 2009
I'm happy with 9...	Guy Lerner	Feb 27, 2009
The whole sensor with tracking	John Stead	Feb 27, 2009
5 - one in center, one each intersection of the 'rule of thirds' lines, but........	LDunn1	Feb 27, 2009
Yes, Canon, a new version of the Contax N series focus system	noctwice	Feb 27, 2009
...actually scrub that please make it 9 visible f2.8 cross types located.....	LDunn1	Feb 27, 2009
51 but more will be even better	cityphotographer	Sep 4, 2009

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