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Focus peaking v. magnification

Started May 4, 2014 | Discussions thread
jeffharris
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Re: Focus peaking v. magnification
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mimritty wrote:

With manual focus, I am finding magnification more useful than focus peaking as a focusing aid. On the other hand, I've never used focus peaking before and maybe I'm just not using it in the right way. I would like to hear your views on the benefits of focus peaking over magnification -- or any tips you might have on how to put it to its best use.

Focus peaking I see and use more as a rough guide than for critical focus. Magnified focus assist is best for nailing focus. Using them together works well, but if I had to choose between the two, I'd take magnification. I prefer manual focus lenses to autofocus lenses.

When I first got my GX7 I tried using peaking alone and was surprised by the number of shots where what peaking had indicated as my area of focus wasn't in focus at all.

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