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stacker:docs:tutorials:tutorial002 [2012/10/04 05:48] rjlittlefield [Method #1 — Focusing by Turning the Lens Ring] |
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| - | For this size subject, it doesn’t matter much how you step focus, as long as: <br> | + | For small subjects like this, it doesn’t matter much how you step focus, as long as: <br> |
|     1) you step along the direction that the lens is pointing, and <br> |     1) you step along the direction that the lens is pointing, and <br> | ||
|     2) everything you care about ends up in the final image. |     2) everything you care about ends up in the final image. | ||
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| If you’re like us, then probably you’ll find it difficult to keep straight whether to pay attention to the front or the rear, based on the focusing method that you happen to be using at the moment. So we have a simple recommendation: don’t try to do that. Instead, just keep in mind that one end of the stack will cover a smaller area than the other end. Check the framing at both ends, and be sure that everything you care about is visible inside a comfortable border. | If you’re like us, then probably you’ll find it difficult to keep straight whether to pay attention to the front or the rear, based on the focusing method that you happen to be using at the moment. So we have a simple recommendation: don’t try to do that. Instead, just keep in mind that one end of the stack will cover a smaller area than the other end. Check the framing at both ends, and be sure that everything you care about is visible inside a comfortable border. | ||
| - | **Summary: step focus however you like, but be sure to check framing at both ends of the stack.** | + | **Summary: for small subjects step focus however you like, but be sure to check framing at both ends of the stack.** |