I rarely use the scales for anything other than hyperfocal
distance focusing with 50mm and wider lenses. Never found
preview useful with WAs. I use preview often with macros,
but that's about it.
Joel W.
Quoting Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> Come to think of it, the last time I used DOF scales with
> any frequency
> was with my Leica M3 of many years ago. Even with the
> nice scales on
> the OM primes, I hardly used them. Much easier to see
> what you are
> going to get.
>
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
> On Mar 30, 2005, at 6:20 AM, Walt Wayman wrote:
>
> > I'm in Winsor's camp on this, which makes me sort of
> wonder why I got
> > into this discussion to begin with. I rarely consult
> the DOF marks
> > and wouldn't miss them if they were gone. Determining
> what's in focus
> > and what ain't is what viewfinders and DOF preview
> buttons are for.
> > If a camera's viewfinder is not good enough to allow me
> to see this
> > clearly, that's not a camera I'll use.
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