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What is your aperture's "sweet spot"?

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guinness2
guinness2 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,617
Re: What is your aperture's "sweet spot"?

Digirame wrote:

I agree about the depth of field. More and more I'm keen to getting more attentive to where I focus, the focal length and aperture, so that I achieve the DOF that I want.

A lot of times a photographer may think it's the lens that caused the softness in spots, when it's a depth of field issue. I see that a lot. Lately, I am trying to get closer to my subjects and use less focal length if I want everything in focus.

One can use the dedicated camera button to check the actual DoF at the aperture chosen, at the expense of less light in the viewfinder. The focusing is done at full aperture and the DoF corresponds to that. That button is usually on the camera body near to the left down side of the lens.

(You probably know, Digirame , just for OP)

Additionally, Dofmaster.com webpage or app was great to calculate the DoF in advance

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