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    Default Star button on Canon for rear focus AF??

    I was watching some of Arties videos on Youtube last night and noticed that he programs the star butto,n beside the rear AF ON button, to activate AF.

    I also realised that when I used a friends Canon 1dmk4 a while ago and he had the same setup.

    Is there a reason for this when there is already an AF-On button available?

    I am a Nikon user but am puzzled by this!

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    Hi Shane. I am no Artie but I also use the star button. The reason for me is that it is slightly larger and is positioned very handily, it almost invites your thumb to be there.

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    Same here I have small hands and my thumb just falls naturally there
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    Don, you think YOU have small hands... I'm 5 ft tall and 120 lbs. I programmed both buttons as I can hit the wrong one when I'm excited, but the * is the one I hit most often.

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    On older cameras the AF ON button did not exist and * button was the only option. Many photographers got used to using the * button. I use it for AF lock, not focus, but I use it instead of AF ON because it became a habbit from use when AF ON wasn't there.
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    Thanks for your info. So its an ergonomics issue for some and what you are used to from older camera models

    Glad you cleared up that niggling question I had

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