Back button focus reduces focus accuracy and sharpness?
Shadowfixer1 wrote:
I wouldn't put much stock into this friends advice. He is completely wrong on this one. Where do people come up with this stuff?Ontherocks wrote: So I started using back button focusing and personally like it. A friend told me he used to use it too, till he found out it reduced focus accuracy and sharpness. I have looked over the internet and really haven't found much on the topic. Can any of you confirm this?
I have paid close attention and personally, don't see any difference.
The internet
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with Gary's statement 
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