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09-07-2011, 08:00 AM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1315381462' post='11364']

Again - I do not advise this method for (ultra-)wide lenses which have a (negative) field curvature issue. You will end with soft corners in the foreground.

This was very obvious during the tests with the Sigma 12-24mm II. Initially I used AF (which suggested infinity focus) - resulting in exactly those soft corners. After switching to manual focusing and choosing ~1m the soft corners were gone (within the capabilities of the lens).



The method is probably fine for lenses with a very flat focus field.

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Thank you for your advice, Klaus. I admit that I did not understand well what you wrote since I am lack of the knowlege of the "field curvature issue". Now I understand it better. A side question: is this the reason why the Merklinger method did not become polular?



Frank
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The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by Rainer - 09-06-2011, 09:02 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by PuxaVida - 09-06-2011, 12:29 PM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by Klaus - 09-06-2011, 12:34 PM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by frank - 09-06-2011, 03:56 PM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by Klaus - 09-06-2011, 04:20 PM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by youpii - 09-06-2011, 07:42 PM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by Klaus - 09-06-2011, 08:07 PM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by Klaus - 09-07-2011, 04:52 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by frank - 09-07-2011, 06:11 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by frank - 09-07-2011, 06:17 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by PuxaVida - 09-07-2011, 06:33 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by frank - 09-07-2011, 07:00 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by Klaus - 09-07-2011, 07:44 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by Guest - 09-07-2011, 07:51 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by frank - 09-07-2011, 08:00 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by frank - 09-07-2011, 08:01 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by PuxaVida - 09-07-2011, 08:11 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by Dick England - 09-07-2011, 08:23 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by Klaus - 09-07-2011, 08:48 AM
The (non)sense of hyperfocal distance - by frank - 09-07-2011, 09:28 AM

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