Back focusing?

[Bebop]

For a week or two now I've been trying out 'back button focusing' on my D810 as it's meant to be better/more handy (??). Hmmm really not sure if there's any benefits over using the usual shutter button to be honest. When I back button focus numerous times I actually miss the shot as I take my eye of the subject to find the button on the rear. What's the point in this...?

Question is....?......is it meant to be that much better than the normal method...? I'm really not getting it's idea at the moment.

I think you're in the wrong thread. This isn't about back BUTTON focusing it's about back focusing

 

[sk66]

As for using back button focusing, I thought the idea was so that you could have the camera in servo mode on the shutter button, but could use the back button for one shot, and therefore always be able to use the right mode for what you need at speed? Not sure, as I have only fiddled with it briefly.
I could be talking complete rubbish as usual

BBF allows you to instantly/easily switch between continuous AF (hold the focus button), momentary AF (release the button after focus lock), and manual focus (don't touch the button). This is the only real advantage as there are other simple/native ways of doing the other things it can also do (i.e. separating AF/metering).
TBH there are other ways of (relatively) easily/quickly accomplishing this AF switching/behavior depending on the lens/body. But BBF does it easily, quickly, and in the same manner with every lens.

The only thing is that some bodies will not focus using a remote release unless AF is enabled on the shutter button.

 

[macvisual]

So continually holding in the back button and then pressing the shutter button for constant focus is OK ?