Is being in-focus overrated? – Inside Aperture

The better way? Most D-SLRs in the menu setting let you take the autofocus away from the shutter release and move it to the little button on the top-back of the camera to the right of the viewfinder window.

This is my preferred technique, and its value is revealed if you tend to shoot things that move as opposed to still subjects like landscapes.I can now keep the focus mode on continuous-tracking and have the best of both worlds.

Check it out here.