Guest Posted January 31, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 31, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi guys, I have some questions on focus points: 1. In "single point" mode, I always get 169 points (a 13x13 grid covering the whole viewfinder). Changing the number of focus points (or "steps" as Leica calls them), doesn't make any difference - is that expected/correct? 2. In "field" mode, changing the number of steps does change the number of selectable focus points as I expect - my question is, what is the advantage of using a lower number of points, e.g. 1 or 5? Doesn't it make sense to always use the maximum (49), for flexibility? Perhaps focusing speed is faster with fewer active points? 3. Field mode feels less accurate than single point, simply because the focus point is larger (a square rather than a '+'); is that a correct perception, or is there no difference? Thanks, Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 Hi Guest, Take a look here Number of Focus Points?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
arvin Posted January 31, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 31, 2019 I would love to know too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted January 31, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 31, 2019 Sorry I can't answer your specific questions but I can tell you that I have always used the SL in Single Point mode and been extremely satisfied with the focusing. I think Single Point gives you greater accuracy, like focusing on the eye when taking a portrait. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 31, 2019 Yes I've always used single point as well, and have been happy with it too. It doesn't hurt to experiment/try to learn if there might be something better though of course, perhaps in certain shooting scenarios only. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2019 Share #5 Posted February 2, 2019 Just one bump before this slips off the first page - does anybody know the answers please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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