DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

DP Merrill Pre focus / Distance scale

Started Mar 25, 2020 | Discussions thread
D Cox Forum Pro • Posts: 32,979
Re: DP Merrill Pre focus / Distance scale

jande9 wrote:

Because the DPM lenses are very sharp and there is no anti-aliasing filter the depth of field is quite shallow. Extreme sharpness is the main strength of the DPM range of cameras so using standard depth of field tables can give quite disappointing results.

One trick to remember is if you turn on the camera in autofocus mode, and then switch to manual focus, the camera will be set to a very accurate infinity setting. This is useful for shooting stars or distant landscapes in dim light when it is hard to see focus.

Jan

Thanks for that useful tip.

 D Cox's gear list:D Cox's gear list
Sigma fp
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow