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E-M5 and 60mm Macro: How to manally focus?

Started Mar 22, 2014 | Discussions thread
JeanPierre Martel Veteran Member • Posts: 3,304
Re: E-M5 and 60mm Macro: How to manally focus?

Oli4D wrote:

How do I use the ring to manual focus, especially when the lens is set to 1:1?

To do (strictly speaking) macrophotography, the steps are:
— put the camera in manual mode (4th item, at left, in the menu/AM-MF/AF mode/Still Picture/MF)
— Set the priority to Aperture Mode ("A" on the dial)
— Select the aperture needed (for the Depth of Field that you want)
— (_Don't_ turn the Focus ring): set focus by moving the camera toward the subject or vice-versa

The focus ring is used in manual close-up photography, not macrophotography.

For detailed instructions, use Google to load that text (in French) in order to get a rough English translation:
http://jpmartel.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/m-zuiko-60mm-macro/

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