P: Display Focus Points

Focus point display is easier for one camera, but more time consuming in the long run because it needs to be done for all cameras. Focus mask can be done heuristically - not camera dependent - do once then forget...

And, Adobe seems to be too shy to dig the focus points out of exif metadata, and doesn't want to start down the slippery slope anyway, so there may be a better chance of getting the focus mask - mere speculation...

PS - As has been said: "focus mask better for culling", "focus point better for learning to focus"... - I'd personally like both, but would much prefer focus mask since focus point is already accessible using external apps.

Strictly a convenience. One can accomplish almost the same thing by applying manual corrections based on lens and focal length.

I'd also like to have a focus mask showing the area actually in focus, as Capture One apparently does; that was going to be another feature request. I really thought showing the Nikon focus would be easier to sell since I didn't think it would be that much work.

What do you find useful about LR's automatic lens corrections: (1) their speed or (2) do you get better results than doing it manually?

CaptureOne is now supporting tethering for non-PhaseOne backs.
Are they serious about competing with Lightroom for the DSLR/non-PhaseOne market? If automatic lens corrections are supported, then I'll be convinced... (they added locals + layers in v6 - sounds serious, eh?)

Native focus point display in Lightroom proper would be nice.

(As would focus/sharpness topography - but that's almost for an entirely different purpose).

CaptureOne has a sharpness topography feature that is very useful for selecting one of many similar shots based on actual focal plane and sharpness.

I agree with PECourtejoie: which focus point was selected doesn't much help with photo selection after the fact, since focus point guarantees nothing regarding actual focus and sharpness. However, focus point display is extremely valuable as a learning aid to enhance one's focusing skills in the field - for the next time...

PS - its not difficult to display Nikon focus points in Lightroom. I keep NX2 open while I work in Lightroom. And opening a file in NX2 to view focus point(s) is just a keystroke away with the help of NxTooey (a few clicks away if you're on a Mac).

PPS - One could also just use a generic "openamous anythingamous" plugin (it exists, but I forget the name) and open NEFs in ViewNX to view focus point(s). Again: one keystroke, or a few clicks...

I don't know it if is related to your request, but I've seen once a software (don't remember which one) that could show a map of the areas that were in focus. That might be more useful than to show what focus point was used, for instance in the cases where one does a slight focus and recompose.
What do you say?

While I don't find the need for this feature ... I'm not opposed to it being added, if it can be done ... though I think that maybe efforts to have a more complete list of DSLR's compatible for tethering (and other items) would take priority.

Like Rory, I've been using Lr since the get-go ... and have processed well over 200,000 images since in Lr with the lion's share of those images from action sports ... not once did I need to reference a focus point in post processing ... with the average monitor size used today in the 22-24+ inch size, it's rather easy to determine if an image is in proper focus ... so not seeing a representation of the EXIF referred focus point wouldn't be a deal breaker ... there are far too many advantages in the glass being well over half full to seek other options that will reference the focus point ...

I'd much rather have a focus mask to show which areas are actually in focus than to know which areas I wanted to have in focus.

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