Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:00 PM 29/08/2000 -0700, Jim Brick wrote: >Austin, [cut] >The reason many people cannot do it is simply that they do not know what >they are looking at and cannot figure out how to evaluate it. > One reason why DOF preview is difficult is because the groundglass screen darkens so much. If you wait long enough though, your eyes will get accustomed to this, just like you can begin to "see" again in the darkroom under safelight illumination after a few minutes. I know this seems obvious enough to most of you reading this, but I have seen too many photographers at workshops stop down the lens and then glance briefly through the viewfinder, without allowing their eyes to adjust. It also helps to use a rubber eyecup over the viewfinder eyepiece, to give your viewing eye further opportunities to adjust to the lower light levels. This is akin to using a focusing cloth. I've found that this is really important for using DOF preview successfully, whether it be with a 35mm camera or using larger formats.