RememberingCorumbiara
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Hello,
I recently upgraded to a Sony a7r IV (was using another brand and a less advanced camera before) and would like to check with others if this checklist I typed is reasonable to get the sharpest landscape pictures that the camera can capture on a tripod (in ideal conditions).
My checklist:
1. Set self-timer (5 seconds, or more).
2. Shutter speed fast enough to freeze any branches moving etc.
3. Make sure image stabilization is turned off on both camera body and lens
4. Silent shooting: OFF (I think this is the fully electronic shutter which however not being a global shutter can get some weird movement glitches in case the shutter speed or scene speed is high enough?)
5. Electronic Front Curtain Shutter: ON (reduces shutter shock? I can still see some, but I guess it happens after the picture is captured)
6. Use the sharpest aperture tested for the lens I am using, usually f/5.6 and avoid apertures smaller than f/8 to avoid softening due to diffraction
6. Use manual focus, with peaking on and set to medium, zooming in and trying to focus on either plane of interest or at/beyond hyperfocal distance.
Question 1: Am I wrong in thinking that on a landscape picture, unless I have a specific focus point, I should try to focus on the smallest resolvable details (like tree stands at a distance), since if they are past the hyperfocal point, everything closer than them will be sharp enough and more tolerant of resolving details due to being closer and bigger?
Question 2: Would focus stacking say just 2 or 3 pictures (distance: close up/medium/far away) be good or would it be somewhat better to use a smaller aperture like f/14 and tolerate the diffraction softening, which is however traded off for the lesser chances of things moving in between focus-stacked pictures?
Question 3: Is there anything else I am missing?
Thanks in advance for all your advice!
I recently upgraded to a Sony a7r IV (was using another brand and a less advanced camera before) and would like to check with others if this checklist I typed is reasonable to get the sharpest landscape pictures that the camera can capture on a tripod (in ideal conditions).
My checklist:
1. Set self-timer (5 seconds, or more).
2. Shutter speed fast enough to freeze any branches moving etc.
3. Make sure image stabilization is turned off on both camera body and lens
4. Silent shooting: OFF (I think this is the fully electronic shutter which however not being a global shutter can get some weird movement glitches in case the shutter speed or scene speed is high enough?)
5. Electronic Front Curtain Shutter: ON (reduces shutter shock? I can still see some, but I guess it happens after the picture is captured)
6. Use the sharpest aperture tested for the lens I am using, usually f/5.6 and avoid apertures smaller than f/8 to avoid softening due to diffraction
6. Use manual focus, with peaking on and set to medium, zooming in and trying to focus on either plane of interest or at/beyond hyperfocal distance.
Question 1: Am I wrong in thinking that on a landscape picture, unless I have a specific focus point, I should try to focus on the smallest resolvable details (like tree stands at a distance), since if they are past the hyperfocal point, everything closer than them will be sharp enough and more tolerant of resolving details due to being closer and bigger?
Question 2: Would focus stacking say just 2 or 3 pictures (distance: close up/medium/far away) be good or would it be somewhat better to use a smaller aperture like f/14 and tolerate the diffraction softening, which is however traded off for the lesser chances of things moving in between focus-stacked pictures?
Question 3: Is there anything else I am missing?
Thanks in advance for all your advice!
