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Old 12-16-2009, 01:04 PM
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Top-of-the-line cameras will only have the centre spot usable at F8,and entry level cameras at F5.6, and less than that, even these single spots aren’t reliable.
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NOTE: Unless your camera has depth of field preview, looking through the viewfinder all will not be in focus, because your lens, until you press the shutter button to make the shot, will be open at full aperture.
Am I misunderstanding what you're saying here Ken or are these two statements contradictory?

All of my AF lenses focus at max aperture, then stop down to take the shot (speed of focus is one of the reasons I went for f2.8 over f4 for my 70-200).

I can't see, in that case, how being stopped down will have any impact on "visibility" for focus points.
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