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14 questions linked to/from Where to focus when shooting landscapes?
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What is aperture, and how does it affect my photographs?
How does aperture affect my photographs?
Why should I care about the aperture with which a photo was taken?
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What exactly determines depth of field?
There are several questions here about the definition of depth of field, about focal length, and about subject distance. And of course there's the basic how does aperture affect my photographs. And ...
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Technically, why is the out of focus area blurred more when using a bigger aperture?
I'm wondering, technically, why and how does the out of focus areas blur more when using a bigger aperture. I think it'd help a lot if I presented a problem that's been driving me nuts for a long time:...
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What is "Hyperfocal Distance"?
I'd like a clear & easy-to-understand (especially for non-physics-types) explanation of what Hyperfocal Distance is, how it affects photographs, and what determines its value.
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Do smaller apertures provide more depth of field past the diffraction limit, even if peak sharpness suffers?
In Understanding Exposure (3rd edition, on page 48), Bryan Peterson has what might be called a rant against modern on-line conventional wisdom about diffraction limits. Answers on this web site are ...
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What is the meaning of "stopped down"?
Was reading this answer (emphasis mine):
It also tells us that the lens was stopped down, as if it were wide open there would be no corners to cause diffraction, regardless of the number of ...
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What is "infinity focus"?
I have been reading a bit about astrophotography and the term infinity focus keeps coming up. What is infinity focus and how do you set the camera to infinity focus?...
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Why do I get blurry pictures at far distances, but sharp results up close?
I took this picture:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/91552641@N06/15828810701/
and if you look at the details (like the trees on the right side) they are all kinds of muddy. I had the same experience ...
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How can I get infinity focus, both including the moon and a tree in the foreground?
I'm trying to take photos of the moon with other objects in the foreground but I can't seem to get both in focus. How far do I have to be from the tree to have pan focus (foreground and background in ...
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What determines the sharp parts in an image: the DoF or the focus point?
I am a little bit confused between depth of field (DoF) and focus points.
Which of them is responsible for making part of the image sharp?
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Why are my pictures blurry even though a DOF calculator shows everything should be in focus?
In theory, according to the DOF calculator, I can achieve infinity focus with my Sigma 10-20 at f/3.5 when focusing at a subject that's 2m away but when I put it to the test my pictures come out super ...
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Find hyperfocal distance for HD (1920x1080) resolution?
I'm using panohelp.com to prepare tables with hyperfocal distances for my camera. The most important camera-specific info I have to plug in is the circle of confusion (0.019mm for my Canon EOS600D).
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What is the point of the Olympus E-620 infinity reset
In the manual, it states:
RESET LENS
When set to [ON], this resets the focus of the lens (infinity) each time the power is turned off.
What does this mean?
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How can i produce sharper photos? [duplicate]
I am a relatively new photographer and I just purchased a Canon R7 and the Tamron SP 35mm f/1.4 DI USD lens. 1. I have read that the lens I am using is super sharp and have seen photos of it that look ...
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