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Focus peaking v. magnification

Started May 4, 2014 | Discussions thread
Old Listener
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Tom Caldwell wrote:

(Ricoh's) Mode2 is unlike all others as the whole outline of an object is sharpened when in focus. the sharpening increases as focus improves until it pops and the exact point of focus can be easily seen screen wide. The sharp line "pattern" is very easy to see and detect and therefore makes "in focus" instant and very certain.

However it is a shock to those who like to see a "perfect image" in focus when it reaches "most perfect". Both are simply different preferred ways of working. For some the perfect-focus image and framing are everything. I like framing best and am happy to use a "machine" to tell me that I have focus nailed. Not much different from using auto focus in its own way. Except that you have to soft press the shutter to see "composition mode".

I don't understand how Mode 2 would work for closeup photos on small objects.  It is common to have so little depth of field that the entire object won't be in perfect focus.

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