One rule of thumb is to focus on the eyes -- if the eyes are sharp,
little else matters, the viewer will perceive the image as being
sharp....
Henrik Dahl wrote:
> >When I took the portraits of my dad, I used the split part to
> >focus, but it's not focused correctly so I'm wondering where I
> >went wrong. I'm also wondering if I should not only depend on
> >the split, but also look at the matte area. That's why I'm
> >curious to find out if others really need/use that aid.
> >
> >Tina
>
> Whether you use the matte area or the split is mostly a question of
> what you're comfortable with (and used to?). The split on 1-13 and
> 2-13 is very accurate IMHO. What area on your father did you align in
> the split? Did you use a distinguished line in his face? Did you use
> a very wide apperature? If so, focusing correctly where you really
> want focus is more crucial. Try with other lenses, so there is not an
> out-of-focus problem with that particular lens. On
> http://www.photo.net/learn/ they might say something about focusing.
>
> Henrik Dahl
>
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