Not your imagnation at all. That was my experience with most camera's I've used (the exceptions are manual focus or single-sensor only bodies). It has to do with processing power, more points means more processing. Even my D300 is faster in single point mode (or with the 9 point tracking option in single dynamic mode, 21 and 51 point are slower).
-Adam On 3/16/08, George Sinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Paul - > > Most of the time I only use a single sensor. It's probably my > imagination, but I think the camera focuses faster when you only use > one sensor. (Heavy emphasis on the imagination part.) > > GS > <http://georgesphotos.net> > > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks George. I never use the full array. I believe I was using the > > select function here and had chosen the sensor that is uppermost when > > shooting in a vertical or portrait mode. That's generally how I work > > when trying to shoot walkers in continuous focus mode. > > Paul > > > > On Mar 16, 2008, at 10:01 AM, George Sinos wrote: > > > > > Nice shot Paul. The shallow depth of field works well here. > > > > > > Just curious, were you the center focus sensor or the full array? > > > > > > Thanks, gs > > > <http:georgesphotos.net> > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Paul Stenquist > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Perhaps it's just random luck, but yesterday I got an unusually high > > >> success rate shooting walkers with the K20D on autofocus and the DA8 > > >> 50-135/2.8. This tiny lady, who is quite a character, owns a fashion > > >> store in downtown Birmingham. I've seen her on the sidewalk a number > > >> of times, walking and talking with the phone tucked under her ear. > > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7061686 > > >> > > >> -- > > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > >> and follow the directions. > > >> > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > > and follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
