E-M1 back button focussing - which button do you use?

AEL/AFL button ... That's why it's there. Yes, it's a bit to far, but it's the best choice IMHO.

 

I agree with the OP. For me, the best position is the INFO button but I have yet to find out definitively if that is possible to reassign. I suspect not.

 

It's puzzling me why Olympus never realised that he Info button is ideally placed for AFL operation. It's the same problem with the play button on the X-pro 1.

 

On the EM-10 I gave up with the fn1 button (about at the same place as the AEL on the EM1) for the same reason and moved the focus to fn2 that is on the side of the shutter button. So I can use both with the index. Of course it is not good for continuous focus but in that case I would switch to a different MySet.

 

On the E-M1 you've also got two buttons on the front of the camera next to the lens that you can hit with your right fingers when they are around the grip. Would one of the. Work for you?

 

The 5 and 1 buttons are so different, you're kind of there anyway. The better buttons of the 1 are why I upgraded in less than a year. On the 5 I used the fn2 (or whatever it was called) like Klorenzo.

 

On my E-M1, I used one of the front buttons for "back button" focusing. Took a little getting used to (mostly in terms of muscle memory) but it was the most comfortable focusing method I've ever used. I have a GH4 now, and I miss that front button greatly.

 

Same here, when it is activated (in MF for me) with the appropriate mode selection.

 

To operate the Info button I find I have less of a grip on the camera & for 'back button focus', that is the time when grip (of the camera) has to be sure & by reaching with the thumb for the AFL/AEL button it is still maintaining that grip (for me).

 

I just use the AEL/AFL button. First few times, kept missing the button trying to find it blind but after a few days it becomes second nature.

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