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Focus peaking v. magnification

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

jeffharris wrote:

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.

Yes, the two work best together for me.

Peaking to get there quickly and magnification to fine tune.

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