Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 5:55 AM -0500 3/20/00, Mitch Alland wrote: >Paul Roark >>>>>In the MF >>shots, however, the reduction of the detail caused by less than perfect >>focus did not appear to have as much of an impact on the apparent sharpness >>of the final image as did the loss of detail in the 35 mm >>images. > >What is "perfect focus" for landscape? Obviously, if there is a major >oblect in the scene that one wants to isolate, one should focus on it. >However, what about the type of landscape in which there are many objects >in various planes of focus? I generally use the hyperfocal distance focus. >In fact, I almost always use the hyperfocal distance focus for landscapes. >Or, is this not a good practice? > >--Mitch For generally 'sharp' landscapes with cameras that don't have movements, use the hyperfocal distance. For critical work, I tend to close down two stops or so from the DOF scale on lenses, shading the actual focus in the direction of infinity, as the eye tends to be more critical of sharpness in farther objects. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com