AF point selection

Mike Carroccio wrote:

I'm glad someone brought up the importance of exposure with focus/recompose shooting. With both focus AND exposure set with the half press. (default) you may have lighter or darker areas in the "focus-composition" that are not in the "re-compostion" of the screen. This could cause a different exposure than you desire. This is where back button focus can be a great tool. Center the focus point on the desired spot and BackFocus. Then when you recompose and shoot, you''ll be setting exposure with the desired final composition.

Yes, this covers the exposure-part of the image. But with this method, your focus can still be off due to camera-movement (as discussed earlier in this thread) Much will depend on focal length, aperture and subject distance though, whether this matters or not.

Personally I find it faster to move the focus area. On my X-T1 I have the front f-button assigned to focus p[oint selection, and then I can immediately use the d-pad for moving the point. For me faster than trying to find the AF-lock button (I would have to take the camera from my eye to look where it is exactly  )

But I guess we all have our personal preferences/haptics, and my method is maybe not the best for other users. I always find it interesting to read how others use their camera, it sometimes helped me discover new methods, or re-evaluate my own methods.