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Focus peaking v. magnification

Started May 4, 2014 | Discussions thread
OP mimritty Regular Member • Posts: 302
Re: Focus peaking v. magnification

joeletx wrote:

I don't know if this has been mentioned but focus peaking needs an edge to glow on. It is useful for scenery or portrait where the focus can latch on feature such as eye lids, teeth, lip, etc... But if you want to focus to the tip of the nose or area on the cheek, it may not show/glow unless the area has some defect such as acne or facial hair. Another example where peaking does not work is taking picture of a painting; nothing will glow accept the hard edges on the picture frame.

Thanks for that information.  I wondered why sometimes I didn't seem to get any focus peaking "glow" at all.  Now I know why.

Off to find someone who is willing to have me experiment focusing closely on their acne or facial hair...

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mimritty

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