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This post will give you a better understanding of how focus works and what you can do to improve the focus in your images. First, the basics. Autofocus vs. manual focus. Modern DSLRs all have the ability to autofocus. This means that they will automatically pick on a specific point or area chosen by either you or the camera. The autofocus systems in DSLRs are getting more and more advanced and are quite accurate. Most cameras have focus motors for autofocus built into the camera. However, some do not, and require that the lens has a focus motor in order to autofocus.
Even though DSLRs have very good autofocus systems, you still are able Industry Email List to manually adjust your lenses. This means that you are controlling the focus of the lens vs. the camera focusing the lens. Note that manual focus is not the same as shooting in manual mode. You can shoot in manual mode and use autofocus. You can also shoot in modes other than manual and manually focus your lens. Switching a lens from auto to manual is easy. It is nearly always done via a small switch on the lens body, usually indicating AF and MF, as pictured below. There are some lenses that even allow you to manually fine tune while the lens is set to autofocus; this is called autofocus override.
If you are not sure whether your lens can do this, check its specifications.Autofocus switch How To Get Perfect Focus Every Time Guest Bloggers Photography Tips Should I even use manual focus? This is a good question. Autofocus systems are very good, so when and why should you choose to do things manually? For the most part, autofocus is the way to go. It’s fast and accurate. Also, modern DSLR focus screens are not built to handle manual focusing like the focus screens in old manual focus film cameras were. It is extremely hard to manually focus DSLRs at wide apertures because their focus screens are not made for this purpose. That said, there are times when you will want or need to use manual focus.
Even though DSLRs have very good autofocus systems, you still are able Industry Email List to manually adjust your lenses. This means that you are controlling the focus of the lens vs. the camera focusing the lens. Note that manual focus is not the same as shooting in manual mode. You can shoot in manual mode and use autofocus. You can also shoot in modes other than manual and manually focus your lens. Switching a lens from auto to manual is easy. It is nearly always done via a small switch on the lens body, usually indicating AF and MF, as pictured below. There are some lenses that even allow you to manually fine tune while the lens is set to autofocus; this is called autofocus override.
If you are not sure whether your lens can do this, check its specifications.Autofocus switch How To Get Perfect Focus Every Time Guest Bloggers Photography Tips Should I even use manual focus? This is a good question. Autofocus systems are very good, so when and why should you choose to do things manually? For the most part, autofocus is the way to go. It’s fast and accurate. Also, modern DSLR focus screens are not built to handle manual focusing like the focus screens in old manual focus film cameras were. It is extremely hard to manually focus DSLRs at wide apertures because their focus screens are not made for this purpose. That said, there are times when you will want or need to use manual focus.