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Back in the day I played with MF film cameras, it was very important to set up a suitable focus distance to capture a scene from the subject to the most distant point required to be in focus. With these film cameras and also with most 35mm lenses, there was a handy scale on the lens which gave a range over which focus was good for any given aperture.
These things tend not to be present on consumer level kit these days. For small sensor cameras like my P&S, it was not a concern as nearly everything would be in focus anyway. Now that I would like to use my M43 kit for landscape work a little more, on the lens I like to use, there is no scale and on one lens, no MF control. Is there a rule of thumb that can be used when setting up a landscape shot to get the best focus range?
( In my 35mm days, I recall being told that if I focussed one third of the distance between my two limits beyond the nearer point, this would work. Maybe it's not even an issue with an f2.8 lens on 4/3).
Dave
These things tend not to be present on consumer level kit these days. For small sensor cameras like my P&S, it was not a concern as nearly everything would be in focus anyway. Now that I would like to use my M43 kit for landscape work a little more, on the lens I like to use, there is no scale and on one lens, no MF control. Is there a rule of thumb that can be used when setting up a landscape shot to get the best focus range?
( In my 35mm days, I recall being told that if I focussed one third of the distance between my two limits beyond the nearer point, this would work. Maybe it's not even an issue with an f2.8 lens on 4/3).
Dave