Questions tagged [manual-focus]
Manual focus is the direct control of a camera/lens's focus by the photographer. This is generally accomplished by turning a focus ring which is mechanically coupled to the lens's focus, but some cameras without focus rings allow manual control over the autofocus motor.
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Contax tvs I: blurry pictures even though focus lock is on
iso 400 on autofocus lock and P
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The wrong focus in the cold
I took pictures with a "Start" film camera and, accordingly, 35mm. When photographing indoors, everything is fine, but only i take this camera outside in severe frost (below -15 ° C), the ...
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Is there a difference in "feel" of a dedicated Manual focus lens (MF Only) vs an AF lens set to Manual Focus mode?
I really love shooting in Manual mode, but my AF Micro-NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8D Lens, when in Manual mode, doesn't have a 'buttery' feel and it can be difficult to get it to focus precisely. I have a dirt ...
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Why am I suddenly unable to focus with with Olympus OM-2 prism?
Somehow the prism for focusing in my Olympus OM-2 changed. The prism lost all its structure and what is left is a round grid structure with a divided circle in the middle, that is changing its ...
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Canon EOS optical viewfinder blurry spots
I have a problem with blurry focussing dots in the optical viewfinder of my Canon EOS 1300D. I'm struggling to take sharp photographs when using the OVF in manual focus mode.
The circular dots in the ...
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Calculate the ideal geometry of a Bahtinov mask for 200 mm MFT
I want to use a Bahtinov mask to focus stars with a Panasonic Leica DG Elmarit 200mm f2.8 MFT.
So far I found out that the geometry of the perfect Bahtinov mask ...
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Is it possible to control focus distance of Sony Alpha 6* cameras using GPhoto2/libgphoto2?
I'm trying to find or create a solution for automated focus bracketing for my Sony Alpha 6000 camera.
So far I have found only this PlayMemories Open Source application:
https://github.com/obs1dium/...
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Help! Sigma Lens won’t manually focus
I have a Canon EOS 60D and a Sigma DG 150-500mm zoom lens that I absolutely love using for bird pictures, I’ve had it for a few years now and have never had an issue with the manual focus. It’s just ...
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Will the Depth of Field Scales Still Work with a Crop Sensor Camera?
I recently bought some vintage manual focus lenses to use with my Fujifilm X-T1. I'm most interested in using the depth of field scales on the manual focus lenses for zone focusing. However, I am ...
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Manual focus and depth of field
So I was shooting in autofocus with a small aperture (f11) and my camera (Canon RP) gave a very deep depth of field where everything is in focus. I tinkered a bit and switched to manual focus (with ...
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What’s wrong with my Canon EF 85mm 1.2 lens?
It squeaks when I try to focus and sounds like metal against metal. And it won’t focus on Manual mode. The outside is in great condition but the ring for focus is loose and wobble's. It’s like it is ...
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How to adjust blur intense on sony a6000?
How to adjust the level of the background blur on macro shooting?
On Sony a6000 with e30mm macro lens, I recall last time I used it there was a button which lead to adjusting the intense of the ...
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How to see/frame macro subject before the flash triggers?
I am dabbling with macro photography using the 7artisans 60mm and Fuji X-T20 and struggling to both properly light my subject and manually focus.
In scenarios where you need to use flash for a shot ...
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What are these numbers below the distance scale of my lens?
On my Canon EF35mm F2 IS USM (my first prime lens ever which I just bought used) there are the numbers 22, 11, [line with red dot], 11, 22 written below the distance scale.
From the manual of the ...
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How can I measure the exact range of focus of a given fixed focus webcam?
By moving objects around the camera I can see that they get very blurry at 10cm and less sharp at 3-4m away from the camera but how can I measure the exact range of focus? If I check the sharpness of ...
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