shooting skills
7
Adjust focus Use the manual ring to adjust
the position of the focal plane, to ensure
your subject is correctly focussed. Here the
front of the forward subject was used as the
focal point to maximise visible sharpness.8
Customise f-stop Zoom in on your LCD to
check that the front and back of the subject
are equally sharp. Adjust aperture to further
control depth of field – here stopping down to
f11 brought out more detail in the rear subject.6
Tilt the lens Twist the control knob to set
positive tilt and align the focal plane with
the subject. Use live view or the viewfinder to
monitor DOF as you work. Here full tilt was
required for maximum focus across the pastry.AFTeR
Broader sharpness
by tilting the focal plane
the front product is now
entirely in focus, despite
the sharpest f-stop
being set, balancing
DoF and fine detail7
AdjustfocusUsethemanualringtoadjust
thepositionofthefocalplane,toensure
yoursubjectiscorrectlyfocussed.Herethe
frontoftheforwardsubjectwasusedasthe
focalpointtomaximisevisiblesharpness.8
Customisef-stopZoom in onyourLCDto
check that the front and backofthesubject
are equally sharp. Adjust aperturetofurther
control depth of field – here stoppingdownto
f11 brought out more detail in therearsubject.6
TiltthelensTwist the control knob to set
positive tilt and align the focal plane with
the subject. Use live view or the viewfinder to
monitor DOF as you work. Here full tilt was
required for maximum focus across the pastry.Broadersharpness
by tilting the focal plane
the front product is now
entirely in focus, despite
thesharpestf-stop
beingset,balancing
DoF and fine detail