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<blockquote data-quote="blackstar" data-source="post: 793298" data-attributes="member: 47518">Hey, Roy. Now I have used my z6ii more. Reading back to your post makes me raise more questions. I have used z6ii+FTZ+sigma 150-600 to shoot moon images by handheld in AF-S. I first set focus area mode &quot;Wide area Large&quot; and it gives a large rectangle focus area to cover the whole moon, from which I usually get good images (if my hands can keep the moon in the rectangle). Then I decided to try focus area mode &quot;single point&quot;. It turned out other than the center small square (with a dot inside), there appeared many more small squares spreading out from the center one. I figured that those fan out squares are to cover the whole moon for focusing. I have no D500 and don't know how it shows the &quot;single point&quot; in VF or LV. But your mention &quot;the larger single point on the z6ii&quot; makes me puzzled: do you see one single square on z6ii and which is larger than the square on D500? How big is the &quot;single point&quot;?BTW, for moon shots, I think &quot;single point&quot; on z6ii may not be the best one to set. From the images I took by &quot;single point&quot;, some moons were warped in shape: round full moon becomes oval shape in horizontal, vertical, or any angled way. I think sometimes the camera fails to detect partial edge of the moon and dismisses many focusing squares to cover the whole moon. Since the &quot;wide-area large&quot; rectangle is bigger than the moon, it won't fail to cover the whole moon. My reckoning.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="blackstar, post: 793298, member: 47518"] Hey, Roy. Now I have used my z6ii more. Reading back to your post makes me raise more questions. I have used z6ii+FTZ+sigma 150-600 to shoot moon images by handheld in AF-S. I first set focus area mode "Wide area Large" and it gives a large rectangle focus area to cover the whole moon, from which I usually get good images (if my hands can keep the moon in the rectangle). Then I decided to try focus area mode "single point". It turned out other than the center small square (with a dot inside), there appeared many more small squares spreading out from the center one. I figured that those fan out squares are to cover the whole moon for focusing. I have no D500 and don't know how it shows the "single point" in VF or LV. But your mention "the larger single point on the z6ii" makes me puzzled: do you see one single square on z6ii and which is larger than the square on D500? How big is the "single point"? BTW, for moon shots, I think "single point" on z6ii may not be the best one to set. From the images I took by "single point", some moons were warped in shape: round full moon becomes oval shape in horizontal, vertical, or any angled way. I think sometimes the camera fails to detect partial edge of the moon and dismisses many focusing squares to cover the whole moon. Since the "wide-area large" rectangle is bigger than the moon, it won't fail to cover the whole moon. My reckoning. [/QUOTE]

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