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28th January 2008
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Need some help on focusing....
Hi guys, i am very new to photography and just got myself a nikon D40X....
i have some problems with my focusing. Whenever i want to take a group photo, some of my friends in the pic is out of focus. The camera settings Auto and i press-half to get the object into focus and snap. The focus is only on the object but not the rest of the people in the pic. Can someone help/advice me with this?
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Re: Need some help on focusing....
Hi Ferderico,
Without seeing the pic, I could only guess that your problem is caused by the depth of field (DOF) of your lens settings which is natural. Try this: line them up in one straight, and then taken a pic with the line of people parallel to the back (focal plane) of you camera. Hope this help.  |
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28th January 2008
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Re: Need some help on focusing....
Try one of these threads. Key point is need to have smaller aperture (or larger F-stop).
http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=240153 http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=256701 http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=289178 http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=155524 http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=147674 http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=151187 http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=23000 |
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28th January 2008
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Re: Need some help on focusing....
thanks for the advice.... i must say tat this is the most responsive site i ever been to....
i will try to post some pics for ur comments.
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Re: Need some help on focusing....
Usually for taking a group photo
Recommend to use - A mode with f5.6 or smaller - External flash, flash head direct or with diffuser - Speed for handheld min. is 1/60sec - Focal length - wide to mid range like 24mm to 50mm |
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