I. CAMERA FEATURESAND OPERATION 17
EventCombo
Use the normalmethod for choosing either a specific focusing point or AFPS. When
you’ve made your selection, hold in the AssistButton and simultaneously press the FEL
button near the Shutter Release. The LCD panelon the top of the camera should now
confirm the registration ofthat focusing point by displaying the letters HP until you’ve
taken your finger offthe FEL button.
Using the AssistButton
C.Fn 18-1 and 18-2 make iteasier to recall the registered focusing point(s) via the Assist
Button. When C.Fn 18-1 isset, the HP focusing point can be recalled simply by pressing
the AssistButton. When C.Fn 18-2 is set, you can toggle back and forth between the
currentlyselected focusing point(s) and the HP focusing point(s).
Combinations
These sample combinationsare named only for the sake of clarity. There is no reason that
the “Action Combo” couldn’tbe used during an event (e.g., the bride walking down the
aisle ata wedding), or the “Event Combo” at a football game to shoot crowds or sideline
images. The idea isto choose a combination, or invent your own combination, that allows
the camera to become such an extension ofyou that your interaction with it becomes
transparent. You wantto be concentrating on your subject, not on your camera controls.
Thisis probably the most useful combination of Custom Functions for wedding and
eventphotographers. Where this method makes the most sense is when you are
shooting in crowdswhere a lot of people are interacting – conversation groups, tables,
and parties. Thisis a versatile combination that allows the photographer a great deal
offlexibility and decision-making ability on-the-fly without taking the eye from the
viewfinder. Along with thisversatility comes a small level of complexity, butthis
complexityfalls mainly in the explanation of how to use it, rather than in its actual use.
Shooting
Situation
Examples
AFMode
Focus
Activation
button
C.Fn Set
Function
Weddings,
receptions,
events,
parties,
portraits,
scenery,
nature, etc.
One-Shot
Focus
Activation
with Shutter
release button
11-2
Swapsfunctions of Quick Control Dial (QCD)
with thatof the AF Point Selection Button.
13-3
LimitsAF point selection to 9 (8 peripheral
AFpoints, and the center AF point).
17-1
(optional)
Thisexpands the AF activation area if
needed in lowered contrastsituations.
18-1
Thisactivates the Assist Button and
pre-assignsthe Center AF point as the HP.