Nikon D90 Live View
Dec 24, 2012 08:27:37 #
I have had my D90 for almost 4 years and am having a great time with it. I would like to use Live View when shooting portraits or macros, however the LCD display is not very sharp. The final image is much sharper than the image on the display.
Has anybody else had this occur? I was under the impression that Live View should be the most accurate way to visualize sharp focus.
Has anybody else had this occur? I was under the impression that Live View should be the most accurate way to visualize sharp focus.
Dec 24, 2012 09:48:15 #
It can be a better way to focus than through your viewfinder, but its nowhere near the resolution of a monitor. Use a tripod and the LCD Zoom feature to focus in live view, handheld it will be less effective.
Dec 24, 2012 10:58:17 #
Thanks for the reply. I'm actually using a tripod for my macro shots. With the diopter adjustments it is difficult to view critical focus through the viewfinder. However when I zoom with the lcd during live view the image is a bit fuzzy, not like it is front-or back-focused, just not sharp. When I zoom in on the final image during playback it is sharper than when zoomed in live view. I don't always use this except for critical focus situations, like macros and portraits and when using manual focus lenses.
Dec 24, 2012 11:02:23 #
Sounds like your best solution, given the limited need you express, would be to tether your camera to a laptop. That would give you a much larger view to work with.
Dec 24, 2012 11:32:40 #
PhotoKenetic wrote:
I have had my D90 for almost 4 years and am having a great time with it. I would like to use Live View when shooting portraits or macros, however the LCD display is not very sharp. The final image is much sharper than the image on the display.
Has anybody else had this occur? I was under the impression that Live View should be the most accurate way to visualize sharp focus.
Has anybody else had this occur? I was under the impression that Live View should be the most accurate way to visualize sharp focus.
Don't know who told you that, live view is good for macro but I rarely ever use it, and the live view/screen on the older cameras are slightly lower quality anyway
D90 920,000-pixel
60D 1,040k dot display
Dec 24, 2012 16:23:33 #
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I agree. The monitor is much more clear than the LCD screen.
All equipment have their limitations.
Once we identify them we just work with it.
I used to manual focus like this with my D90 and still do with my 5D2.
It doesn't have to look excellent to be focused. It just has to be focused.
What I do is focus past and back a few times until I am sure I have gotten it as good as I can. It doesn't matter if it looks like a bunch of pixelly noisy crap as long as I am sure it is focused.
I find this especially relevant in low light situations where I am out to about 20-30 seconds at F/4 where autofocus cannot even find anything to grab onto.
All equipment have their limitations.
Once we identify them we just work with it.
I used to manual focus like this with my D90 and still do with my 5D2.
It doesn't have to look excellent to be focused. It just has to be focused.
What I do is focus past and back a few times until I am sure I have gotten it as good as I can. It doesn't matter if it looks like a bunch of pixelly noisy crap as long as I am sure it is focused.
I find this especially relevant in low light situations where I am out to about 20-30 seconds at F/4 where autofocus cannot even find anything to grab onto.
Dec 24, 2012 21:57:40 #
Thanks to all for the replies. I downloaded DIYPhotobits and tried it out. The program works well. Even though it does not seem to have a "Live VIew" it does show me whether the shot I took was in focus. I agree that the larger computer screen is definitely better than the 3" LCD on the camera.
Dec 24, 2012 21:57:58 #
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