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Ok, just got a Canon EOS 5D MK3 and there is one thing that's driving me nuts. I've been through the manual, the menus, but it would appear that what my old Nikon cameras (and even my friend's EOS 60D) did, the 5D MK3 can't.
What I want it to do is what my previous Nikon D3s and my friends EOS 60D do and that's when you press the shutter button half way down the focus (in one shot mode) zips into focus and holds to allow you to re-compose. Also, the exposure locks and holds at the same time as the focus so when you re-compose (keeping shutter button half pressed) both focus AND exposure do not change.
However, with the 5D MK3 when you do this as you re-compose the shot the exposure continues to change as you move the camera around, which is a pain. I know you can press the little exposure lock button on the back with your thumb as a workaround, but for me this is a pain as I have to thumble around to find it and if I'm rushing with wildlife shots I keep missing the button on the back and missing loads of shots, or getting them, but in Aperture Priority, the exposure is typically off by a stop or two.
So, is it me being thick or does the 5D MK3 not have this feature and if not, why not, as the lesser Canon APSC cameras do have this feature and so does every Nikon DSLR on the market too.
What I want it to do is what my previous Nikon D3s and my friends EOS 60D do and that's when you press the shutter button half way down the focus (in one shot mode) zips into focus and holds to allow you to re-compose. Also, the exposure locks and holds at the same time as the focus so when you re-compose (keeping shutter button half pressed) both focus AND exposure do not change.
However, with the 5D MK3 when you do this as you re-compose the shot the exposure continues to change as you move the camera around, which is a pain. I know you can press the little exposure lock button on the back with your thumb as a workaround, but for me this is a pain as I have to thumble around to find it and if I'm rushing with wildlife shots I keep missing the button on the back and missing loads of shots, or getting them, but in Aperture Priority, the exposure is typically off by a stop or two.
So, is it me being thick or does the 5D MK3 not have this feature and if not, why not, as the lesser Canon APSC cameras do have this feature and so does every Nikon DSLR on the market too.