We were perfectly aligned for miscommunication since I never use AEL
except as I'm forced to by the shutter button if in an auto mode (which
I rarely am).
Chuck Norcutt
On 8/3/2012 12:01 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> Yes, I've mixed in AEL, which can't be locked on the 5D, and confused
> the discussion. Moose seems to have tracked me, though. You're quite
> right about when it is switched over to do the focusing, I'm sure. I
> don't use much of anything but Zuikos on the 5D so AFL is not something
> I look for on the 5D.
>
> The 5D is less sophisticated on AE lock because the lock does not
> persist from one shot to the next. Not much of a lock. It's the only
> major annoyance I have with the body though.
>
> Joel W.
>
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012, at 10:21 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> I think you misunderstand. It it not autofocus lock. It is simply the
>> autofocus enable button. If you press the button the lens gets focused.
>> Release the button and the lens stops focusing... and it is autofocus
>> locked by virtue of the fact that it can't move. It is the reverse of
>> what you say it is. Try it.
>
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