P3D Re: Focus Point

[jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gabriel Jacob)]

Gary Schacker writes:
>In stereo photography, it's usually better to use your focus scale to
>achieve maxumun depth of field.  Quite often you will wind up using the
>hyper-focal setting.
>Your subject will be in focus, but you will not have focused on the
>subject exactly.
>I almost never use the rangefinder in my cameras that have one.
>
>So let's see now.  I try not to use my meter if I don't have to, and I
>don't use the rangefinder.  What can I not use next?

Geeesh,
I forgot to add that one to my list of Top 10 Things NOT To Do in 3-D!
I'll have to add that one and call it the Top 11 Things NOT...

11) Don't use a rangefinder. ;-)

Seriously speaking, I use the rangefinder AS A RANGEFINDER and
not necessarily to focus. Even then, most of the time it is not
required since one can judge distances pretty well. But alot of
the shots I take are close indoor scenes with not much distant
background, and in these cases I use the rangefinder exclusively
to focus.

Gabriel


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