Film cameras with many focus points?

[trent99]

I recently bought a film camera, without knowing that the is only a centre AF only.

As my primary focus is to shoot full body fashion photos, I need a camera with at least 9, so i can compose the photo/fit everything in (portrait mode). I haven't come across much as yet,unless it's top of the range, which i don't want to spend that much. Are there any 35mm cameras that have somewhere between 9 and 45 AF points?

I already have a Canon 40mm lens, though may need to change my setup to get the right camera. Thanks

 

[Heritage Cameras]

I recently bought a film camera, without knowing that the is only a centre AF only.

As my primary focus is to shoot full body fashion photos, I need a camera with at least 9, so i can compose the photo/fit everything in (portrait mode). I haven't come across much as yet,unless it's top of the range, which i don't want to spend that much. Are there any 35mm cameras that have somewhere between 9 and 45 AF points?

I already have a Canon 40mm lens, though may need to change my setup to get the right camera. Thanks

The Canon EOS 3 and EOS 1V both had 45 focus points:

https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film206.html

https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film218.html

The EOS 3 also had eye-controlled AF where you can choose the active AF points by looking at them in the viewfinder. Unfortunately these cameras are quite large and still expensive...

Apart from these two models I don't believe any EOS film cameras used more than seven AF points. This was the last enthusiast camera introduced in 2004:

https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film245.html

 

[Overrank]

The Nikon F6 has 11 points, I think the other AF Nikons with multiple AF points have five (F65, F75, F80, F100 and F5).. The F55 has 3.



I would also consider AF speed over sheer numbers of AF points - the F5 has a noticeably fast AF, for example.

 

[trent99]

I recently bought a film camera, without knowing that the is only a centre AF only.

As my primary focus is to shoot full body fashion photos, I need a camera with at least 9, so i can compose the photo/fit everything in (portrait mode). I haven't come across much as yet,unless it's top of the range, which i don't want to spend that much. Are there any 35mm cameras that have somewhere between 9 and 45 AF points?

I already have a Canon 40mm lens, though may need to change my setup to get the right camera. Thanks

The Canon EOS 3 and EOS 1V both had 45 focus points:

https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film206.html

https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film218.html

The EOS 3 also had eye-controlled AF where you can choose the active AF points by looking at them in the viewfinder. Unfortunately these cameras are quite large and still expensive...

Apart from these two models I don't believe any EOS film cameras used more than seven AF points. This was the last enthusiast camera introduced in 2004:

https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/film245.html

Thanks

 

[trent99]

The Nikon F6 has 11 points, I think the other AF Nikons with multiple AF points have five (F65, F75, F80, F100 and F5).. The F55 has 3.

I would also consider AF speed over sheer numbers of AF points - the F5 has a noticeably fast AF, for example.

Thanks

 

[jaeae]

Hmm you could also just use the old fashioned focus-and-recompose method, it's quick

 

[ffabrici]

I recently bought a film camera, without knowing that the is only a centre AF only.

As my primary focus is to shoot full body fashion photos, I need a camera with at least 9, so i can compose the photo/fit everything in (portrait mode). I haven't come across much as yet,unless it's top of the range, which i don't want to spend that much. Are there any 35mm cameras that have somewhere between 9 and 45 AF points?

I already have a Canon 40mm lens, though may need to change my setup to get the right camera. Thanks

Canon 1V and Nikon F6 are both fantastic.

 

[aenoether]

Hmm you could also just use the old fashioned focus-and-recompose method, it's quick

I was going to post the same thing but add that this only works for smaller apertures or subjects that are further away.

If you focus and recompose using a shallow DOF then you end up back focusing the subject eg focus on eye with centre focus, recompose... the area between eye and ear will be in focus instead.