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If the focus points don't cover the whole screen then it wont acquire focus until you are within the area covered by the focus points.
The ability to have the bird in centre of the screen is very desirable but not always but you want the camera to try to acquire as soon as object starts to appear in viewfinder.
I am not doubting the principal but I've never found that a problem.
I am old school and still feel I am quicker moving the camera to the subject rather than moving focus points around the screen. (Anyway I always forget to move them back afterwards!) So it's second nature for me to centre the bird.
But I am planning to photograph Hobby's catching butterflies this Summer....so I may hang onto the D500 till then.
Last edited on Wed Mar 4th, 2020 04:58 by Eric
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