What is hyperfocal distance?
Jun 23, 2018 16:19:59 #
ballsafire
Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana
It has been my experience that trying to get a straight answer was an experience in frustration. I learned that the answer was: "the distance from camera to subject." But how does this distance mean so much in photography? Is it only for regulating Depth Of Field as in landscape photography? Who else has experienced this dilemma?
Jun 23, 2018 16:22:14 #
Jun 23, 2018 16:24:48 #
And here's another excellent article:
https://photographylife.com/landscapes/hyperfocal-distance-explained
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https://photographylife.com/landscapes/hyperfocal-distance-explained
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Jun 23, 2018 16:43:13 #
It's the closest distance you can focus on whilst the furthest part of the image is still sharp. It's all dependent on lens and aperture, (and also of course on your definition of "sharp"). In the olden days of yore, there used to be a guide on all lenses.
Jun 23, 2018 17:00:25 #
Wellhiem wrote:
It's the closest distance you can focus on whilst the furthest part of the image is still sharp. It's all dependent on lens and aperture, (and also of course on your definition of "sharp"). In the olden days of yore, there used to be a guide on all lenses.
I REALLY miss those marks on lenses!
Jun 23, 2018 17:11:53 #
Jun 23, 2018 17:17:18 #
Kuzano wrote:
What are the "olden" days of you're.....
You're what???
You're what???
"yore" - He spelled it correctly.
Jun 23, 2018 17:23:27 #
Longshadow wrote:
"yore" - He spelled it correctly.
Kuzano must be a young whippersnapper.
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Jun 23, 2018 17:38:09 #
Jun 23, 2018 17:48:30 #
Bill_de wrote:
Kuzano must be a young whippersnapper.
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Yea, they don't teach them old fangled words in school no more. (/s)
UNLESS, he was playing on the word. Which I've been known to do.
Jun 23, 2018 17:48:56 #
alby wrote:
"yore" spelled AND used correctly.... you beat me Longshadow
Sorry.
Jun 23, 2018 18:37:40 #
ballsafire wrote:
I learned that the answer was: "the distance from camera to subject."
You only learned half of the meaning. The rest of it is the distance from camera to subject at which everything else out to infinity is in focus.
Jun 23, 2018 18:38:34 #
Jun 23, 2018 18:50:55 #
Longshadow wrote:
"yore" - He spelled it correctly.
Still in common usage here in Old Blighty.
Jun 23, 2018 18:53:05 #
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