Hyperlocal markings on digital camera lenses?
Jan 21, 2020 19:54:42 #
Jan 21, 2020 20:05:42 #
Jan 21, 2020 20:06:53 #
rb61 wrote:
Why do these marking seem to be missing on most?
Been like that for a long time .... cheaper than including them.
And as the kids would say: there's an app for that
Jan 21, 2020 20:07:27 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Been like that for a long time .... cheaper than including them.
And as the kids would say: there's an app for that
And as the kids would say: there's an app for that
Was much nicer/simpler on the lens.....
Jan 21, 2020 20:09:09 #
rb61 wrote:
Why do these marking seem to be missing on most?
Just being a butthead, I would ask, "How close is a hyperlocal"?
Jan 21, 2020 20:11:06 #
WILLARD98407 wrote:
Just being a butthead, I would ask how close is a hyperlocal?
Interesting, I "read" hyperfocal.
Jan 21, 2020 20:14:04 #
rb61 wrote:
Why do these marking seem to be missing on most?
I assume you mean hyperfocal. Those markings are not used on modern zoom lenses because they are different at different focal lengths. I have one recent prime lens, a Nikon 85mm f1.8, and it does have them. I don't know if most prime lenses still have them.
Jan 21, 2020 20:52:33 #
My Sigma 30 mm f 1.4 doesn't have them. My older Minolta 50 f 2.8 macro does.
Jan 21, 2020 22:36:44 #
rb61 wrote:
Why do these marking seem to be missing on most?
Do you mean a DoF scale? Most AF lenses no longer have then, manual focus lenses do have them.
Jan 22, 2020 00:27:05 #
Many decades ago when I actually did landscapes with film cameras and primes I used them to optimize DOF... And yes I was shooting Manual Focus Primes... AF was still a surreal dream...
I've long since migrated to portraiture, fashion and beauty genre...
They are totally irrelevant here... I simply focus on the nearest eye with (AF)... game over...
Sort of like IR markings... No one in mainstream photography is shooting much IR...
Although you can easily buy an infrared filter that blocks out visible light and just lets infrared light reach the camera's sensor. But I'm not seeing a groundswell of IR imagery on Instagram... lol
I've long since migrated to portraiture, fashion and beauty genre...
They are totally irrelevant here... I simply focus on the nearest eye with (AF)... game over...
Sort of like IR markings... No one in mainstream photography is shooting much IR...
Although you can easily buy an infrared filter that blocks out visible light and just lets infrared light reach the camera's sensor. But I'm not seeing a groundswell of IR imagery on Instagram... lol
Jan 22, 2020 02:27:51 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
rb61 wrote:
Why do these marking seem to be missing on most?
With digital, one just enlarges the image in the viewfinder or back screen and sees what is in focus. If one needs more depth of field, one just changes the aperture. If one goes into a known shooting situation, they know approximately how far away they will be and what approximate depth of field they will need for that. Then just set the aperture to a half to 2/3rds more for a safety margin.
On one's smartphone it is somewhat easy to pull up a DOF chart, give it the distance off the lens, and calculate the needed DOF/aperture requirement. The adage "f8 and be there" covers a majority of shooting situations too.
Jan 22, 2020 06:34:45 #
I miss the DOF scales too. They were a good learning tool to help understand the concept. But with the advent of the digital preview screen, the need to shoot-by-the-numbers has become less than necessary in determining DOF and just about everything else in photography. I especially liked the Carl Zeiss “C” lenses for Hasselblad that had moving brackets spreading to indicate wider sharpness as you stopped the aperture down.
Jan 22, 2020 07:16:55 #
wdross wrote:
With digital, one just enlarges the image in the v... (show quote)
So much quicker to glance at the scale than review, enlarge, enlarge, left, up, up, look, analyze, close.....
Jan 22, 2020 07:20:25 #
wdross wrote:
With digital, one just enlarges the image in the v... (show quote)
While you have your cellphone out, you might as well take a picture sometimes the results will be pretty good.
Jan 22, 2020 08:45:15 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
rb61 wrote:
Why do these marking seem to be missing on most?
If people are dumb enough to buy them, the manufacturers are smart enough to make them.
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