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Depth-of-Field Preview - EOS R

Started Oct 10, 2018 | Questions thread
am2am Junior Member • Posts: 37
Re: Depth-of-Field Preview - EOS R
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I was not precise enough so to clarify my previous statement.

I know sony will focus stopped down if aperture is set-up this way. I understand  the difference in canon's implementation. And I agree this is superior AF solution (have both sony mirrorless and canon DSLR at home and did compare AF in low light) but there is trade off in live view DOF.

My message is the following: in most low-light cases it doesn't matter.

Any camera will try to maximize amount of light captured in low light situation. With auto-iso engaged and shutter speed defined you'll end up with fully opened aperture anyhow.

With aperture priority photographer makes a decision - in my case I always go wide open low light unless I have to achieve particular affect (very rare scenario).

Re DOF preview implementation - it's probably individual taste and preference - I found it really useful to see constantly how my final picture will look like in sony EVF. My photo's taking technique evolved partially thanks to this - I've realized I spend less time on AF and  focus more  on the composition and the final picture effect.

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