 Cheryl Pulkowski |
How do I set zone focusing on a digital Nikon d70?
For landscapes I have been using what the book refers to as the hyperfocal distance, but for closer in subjects and action photos, I would like to do this zone option. Is this possible on this camera? If not, is there another technique that I should be using? For the two shots that I took of the dolphins one I hit it lucky and it came out fine. The other is very fuzzy. For both of these, I used the automatic action feature of the camera. I think I'ld have better shots if I used the manual options and could set a zone of focus.
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Jon Close |
Your lenses are probably G-series lenses without the aperture control ring. The aperture is set with controls on the camera instead. The Nikon 18-70, and I assume the Quantaray 70-300 as well, do have a focus distance scale. However, it is not practical to design these zooms with depth of field scales. So you have to consult a separate table or scale to set zone focusing or hyperfocal. http://www.dofmaster.com/ is a good freeware source. It has programs for creating/printing depth of field scales, a hyperfocal chart, and a calculator for use in a PALM.
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Cheryl Pulkowski |
Thanks so much! I will check it out.
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