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Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?

Started Aug 13, 2008 | Discussion thread

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Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?

Aug 13, 2008

I never touch this button. Am I just not in the habit of using it, is it a waste of manufacturing resourses or somewhere in between? I'd like to hear your take.

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Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	chaselliott	Aug 13, 2008
Re: Poll - Yes, I use the DOF preview...	Gary J Jensen	Aug 13, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	Rob Tomlin	Aug 13, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	chaselliott	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	Lux Siduli	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	chaselliott	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	Lux Siduli	Aug 15, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	JohnnyReno	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	Leos	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	JohnnyReno	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	TEBnewyork	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	DvD5	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	photoguy69	Aug 14, 2008
Yes	Gary DeWitt	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Yes	sakaasa	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	redwing	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	chaselliott	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	Leos	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	Silmar86	Aug 14, 2008
it is uselss	Octane	Aug 14, 2008
Re: it is uselss	Rob Tomlin	Aug 14, 2008
Re: it is uselss	gugs2	Aug 14, 2008
Re: it is uselss	TEBnewyork	Aug 14, 2008
Re: it is uselss	glasswindow	Aug 14, 2008
Cool, I was thinking the same thing	Todd Avery	Aug 14, 2008
Some dslr's WILL let you preview DOF in LiveView (easier on the eyes)	antoineb	Aug 15, 2008
and since we are digital	Octane	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	gnagel	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	Charles Bittinger	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	ChicagoNikonGuy	Aug 14, 2008
i did in the film days.	Phil Flash	Aug 14, 2008
Remapping the DOF button	thomas1973	Aug 14, 2008
Regularly	dhewi	Aug 14, 2008
Need a different focus screen	michaeladawson	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview? - yes	Busterman	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	tomslot	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	Samimage	Aug 14, 2008
HELP me, I can't tell	Todd Avery	Aug 14, 2008
Short analysis of all answers yet...	lovEU	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	FKS	Aug 14, 2008
not useful enough	sting	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	dr1venuts	Aug 14, 2008
Output the distance?	Silmar86	Aug 15, 2008
Re: Output the distance?	dr1venuts	Aug 15, 2008
All the time (nt)	sgoodman	Aug 14, 2008
Every now and then. Still very useful to me	Capricorny	Aug 15, 2008
No, never found it effective. /nt	jb_va2001	Aug 15, 2008
I never use it cause I have real-time DOF preview on my FZ-18 P&S!	antoineb	Aug 15, 2008
yes, really funny...	lovEU	Aug 15, 2008
From my 1/2.5 sensor camera	TEBnewyork	Aug 15, 2008
Re: From my 1/2.5 sensor camera	lovEU	Aug 15, 2008
Samples even more impressive as the TZ-3 has no manual controls!	antoineb	Aug 15, 2008
Re: Samples even more impressive as the TZ-3 has no manual controls!	TEBnewyork	Aug 15, 2008
actually you CAN play quite a bit w DOF even on a humble camera	antoineb	Aug 15, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	jwalker019	Aug 15, 2008
No.	Zorpie	Aug 15, 2008
yep...	Doug Pitts	Aug 15, 2008
Yes (with my D80)	paulskimcb	Aug 15, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	capanikon	Aug 15, 2008
Yes	aldoc	Aug 15, 2008
I don't very often because I've gotten accustomed to the look....	Kabe Luna	Aug 15, 2008
*Final Results*	chaselliott	Aug 16, 2008
Yes, always.	JimLenexa	Aug 16, 2008
one more	Brendan Delaney	Aug 16, 2008
Sorry, but your Final Results are wrong	lovEU	Aug 18, 2008
Conclusion?	WalterH	Aug 18, 2008
eays one...	lovEU	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	georgeRC	Aug 18, 2008
Never us it. Have it set to SPOT	Nils	Aug 18, 2008
Yes.	Lenz	Aug 19, 2008
overrated - too dark to see details.	Mgurantz	Aug 19, 2008
Tried it a few times, but...	D200_4me	Aug 19, 2008
Re: Tried it a few times, but...	georgeRC	Aug 19, 2008
Re: DOF has an inherent problem:	glasswindow	Aug 19, 2008
Pretty useless - relative to intended use.	Steve Bingham	Aug 19, 2008
yes	Xoom	Aug 19, 2008
Use it for landscapes and closeups	JimLenexa	Aug 19, 2008
Yes, used it a lot infact ... N/T	Franka T.L.	Aug 19, 2008
Re: Poll: Do you actually use the depth of field preview?	morninglight	Aug 19, 2008

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