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<blockquote data-quote="blackstar" data-source="post: 739144" data-attributes="member: 47518">Hi Paul,Thanks for replying. The red box turns green was exactly in my mind it should be if in focus. However, in my practice, the red box never turned green when I pointed to a spot and pressed BFB (back focus button). Then I closed out liv view and used viewfinder, the focus point was about the same position as the red box in liv view. When pointing to the same spot and pressing BFB, the confirmation dot appeared and stable -- in focus! So I opened liv view again and point the red box to the same spot and press BFB -- no turning green! Repeat and still the same result! This is so strange and frustrating... Yet my way of thinking changed, to resolve this issue, it could be done by just using the center focus point and turn to the spot desired (e.g., hyperfocal distance) and press BFB to get in-focus confirmation, then release BFB (to lock focus distance) and re-compose. My practice seemed to confirm it's working correctly, but it's not sure releasing BFB provides locking focus distance. Will you confirm this so I can close this matter? Thanks</blockquote>

[QUOTE="blackstar, post: 739144, member: 47518"] Hi Paul, Thanks for replying. The red box turns green was exactly in my mind it should be if in focus. However, in my practice, the red box never turned green when I pointed to a spot and pressed BFB (back focus button). Then I closed out liv view and used viewfinder, the focus point was about the same position as the red box in liv view. When pointing to the same spot and pressing BFB, the confirmation dot appeared and stable -- in focus! So I opened liv view again and point the red box to the same spot and press BFB -- no turning green! Repeat and still the same result! This is so strange and frustrating... Yet my way of thinking changed, to resolve this issue, it could be done by just using the center focus point and turn to the spot desired (e.g., hyperfocal distance) and press BFB to get in-focus confirmation, then release BFB (to lock focus distance) and re-compose. My practice seemed to confirm it's working correctly, but it's not sure releasing BFB provides locking focus distance. Will you confirm this so I can close this matter? Thanks [/QUOTE]

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