Canon AF-On Button

Up until recently I had been a recomposing monkey when taking portraits or family photos. See, when using auto focus (AF), I like to use the center focus point, focus on what I’d like to be sharp, and then recompose the shot. The problem that crops up though, is that once I recompose and press the shutter button halfway down, the AF locks on something else (the new spot where the center focus point is), ruining my previous focus setting. To compensate for the problem I had been pressing the shutter button down halfway and holding it while I recomposed the shot, but that leads to a problem where I have to redo all those steps every time I press the shutter. What a pain in the neck, especially if my camera’s on a tripod. So, as a result, I had been searching for a solution to this problem and ran across the AF-On button, which allows me to separate the AF functionality from exposure and thus allows me to lock the AF so I am free to recompose the shot. I’ve been experimenting with using the button and am very pleased with the freedom it’s offering me. Here’s what I now do: Zoom to [...]