03-31-2011, 06:41 PM
My opinion? The DOF-Preview-Button is next to useless but for live view.
If you're looking through the viewfinder your field of view is limited. I held a 3.5 inch disk drive at arm length and that's about the same size a peek through the eyepiece is giving me. And one thing is for sure: An arm length is not the common viewing distance for prints in 10x15 cm.
If you're only using prints half this size, composing DOF through the viewfinder is ok. If you're using larger image sizes you will magnify everything, esp. focus errors.
Ciao, Walter
If you're looking through the viewfinder your field of view is limited. I held a 3.5 inch disk drive at arm length and that's about the same size a peek through the eyepiece is giving me. And one thing is for sure: An arm length is not the common viewing distance for prints in 10x15 cm.
If you're only using prints half this size, composing DOF through the viewfinder is ok. If you're using larger image sizes you will magnify everything, esp. focus errors.
Ciao, Walter