What I learned today

[welly]

1. Depth of field preview does have a use and doesn't just make the viewfinder go dark.

2. Taking landscape photos during the middle of the day is an exercise in futility.

 

[Badger UK]

You speak wise words Grasshopper. Soon you will be ready to leave and go in to the wide world.

 

[NaturalBritain]

2. Taking landscape photos during the middle of the day is an exercise in futility.

Not true

Just find a different landscape to take....

People are hung up on dawn and dusk being the only time to take a landscape - total nonsense. For every image there is a right time...and for some images the right time can be the middle of the day...

Si

 

[andy_fozzy]

1. Depth of field preview does have a use and doesn't just make the viewfinder go dark.

Er, really.....

 

[KIPAX]

1. Depth of field preview does have a use and doesn't just make the viewfinder go dark.

Fancy sharing that info with the rest of us... please ?

 

[mmcp42]

have a look at the name and see if you can guess...:rules:

 

[KIPAX]

have a look at the name and see if you can guess...:rules:

Welly ?

 

[welly]

Fancy sharing that info with the rest of us... please ?

Look beyond the darkness!

 

[Flash In The Pan]

1. Depth of field preview does have a use and doesn't just make the viewfinder go dark.

You lie, you lie

 

[KIPAX]

Look beyond the darkness!

I know what depth of thingy button does thanks.... but you said it has a use ????

 

[foodpoison]

It's less use than my print button, that's for sure

 

[TriggerHappy]

Linky

 

[david1701]

erm it shows you the depth of field

so you know if f4 will cut it for a group shot ect

 

[Al de Man]

1. Depth of field preview does have a use and doesn't just make the viewfinder go dark.

It's good for checking your aperture blades.

 

[LovesRaptors]

Interesting Link Triggerhappy ta.

 

[captures.in.time]

Taking middle of the day landscapes is not futile.... it's just much harder to get good shots... I'm off on a medeteranian cruise this summer where at dawn and dusk I'll always be on the boat not the shore... so it's going to be my main chalenge... I think armed with a poleriser and a few grads i'll be ok... kinda looking forward to the challenge!

 

[welly]

It could well be the places I've been taking landscape shots because none of them really have that "wow" factor that has been discussed here, although that could be my shots as opposed to the light conditions. I just find the shadows really harsh and unappealing.

 

[NorthernNikon]

1. Depth of field preview does have a use and doesn't just make the viewfinder go dark.

Yeah, you set it as a second function button.

 

[Blapto]

DoF is more useful on a proper ground glass like the RB67 than it is on a modern DSLR.

 

[foodpoison]

DoF is more useful on a proper ground glass like the RB67 than it is on a modern DSLR.