12-30-2011, 02:49 AM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1325157536' post='14167']
No need for live view, and no need for Av either.
You focus wide open, not that hard to do with a 35mm f1.4. Then you close the aperture on the lens.
The technique you advocate is of limited use. It might work consistently at f8, but suppose I want to shoot with my f1.4 lens at f1.4? The DOF of the image at f1.4 is so much smaller than that of the viewfinder-eye system that achieving focus by eye is like finding a needle in a haystack.
No need for live view, and no need for Av either.
You focus wide open, not that hard to do with a 35mm f1.4. Then you close the aperture on the lens.
The technique you advocate is of limited use. It might work consistently at f8, but suppose I want to shoot with my f1.4 lens at f1.4? The DOF of the image at f1.4 is so much smaller than that of the viewfinder-eye system that achieving focus by eye is like finding a needle in a haystack.