I fusing AF I usually compose, which may involve setting the AF sensor to where I want it, hit the DOF preview, adjust aperutre if needed and shoot.
- MCC At 10:46 PM 4/16/2002 +0100, you wrote: >I already own an MZ-S, but would like to know how other owners use their >depth of field preview. > >I used to point my camera at the nearest object that I wanted to be in >focus, half pressed the shutter release to focus, and then re-composed. Then >I would check the DOF, but to do this I had to release the shutter release. >So when I re-pressed the shutter release the camera re-focused (to my >annoyance). > >I've recently switched technique and disabled auto-focus on the shutter >release. So now I use the auto focus button on the camera back, which means >I can fiddle with the DOF preview and all the other buttons and the focus >remains fixed. > >I was wondering if anybody has found a different or better technique of >using the DOF preview ? > >It strikes me that if the DOF preview lever was placed in a more suitable >place, then I would be able to hold the shutter release down with one finger >whilst operating the DOF preview with another. > >Andy F >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
