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Nikon D3400 always refocusing or out of focus
Can cameras get old and stop working?
I've had my Nikon D3400 for about seven years, one major drop once that only killed the safety piece over the lens.
When taking videos, the camera often refocuses ...
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Focus in Analog and Digital Cameras [duplicate]
Why a subject not in focus in the viewfinder of an analog camera is seen as two misaligned half circles, while in that of a digital camera is evenly blurred?
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Does an offset split-focus screen exist?
I shoot a Nikon F3 SLR with a split-focus screen, and I do a lot of portraits with very shallow depth of fields (e.g. 50mm f2.8 at 0.5m).
When I shoot a portrait I focus on the eye first, then ...
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How to use focus points in manual focus mode on Canon EOS 6D?
I just got my first DSLR, a Canon EOS 6D with 50mm f1.8 lens.
I'm tring to learn by watching YouTube, but have some questions.
When I use the lens on MF and the body on MF, I can't focus using the ...
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How can I focus when my camera is on a tripod and none of the focus points line up?
Today I was shooting two persons with my camera (Canon 7D) on a tripod.
One person, the one I wanted to be in focus, was composed so far out of the center that
I don't have any focus point close to ...
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What is a good focus point for street photography when using zone focusing?
For example, I am using Fuji X100T (35mm), and according to this video [1], Doug McKinlay suggested that turn to f8, and to focus at 10 feet distance, and so from 5 feet to infinity will be in focus, ...
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