woops typo, DFP was ment to be DOF as everyone probaly worked out..
I think its time to go to bed :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: Dof Preview??
> Bob,
>
> Thanks, that was just what i was after....... i know what DPF is, i just
> couldnt figure the preview out on the camera.... i'm going to have a play
> with it b4 work tomorrow.
>
> Thanks
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 7:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Dof Preview??
>
>
> > Paul,
> >
> > Go into a bright, sunlit area and set the lens at f8.
> > Focus on something 10 feet away.
> > Observe how those things at 5 feet and 15 feet look a little fuzzy (out
of
> > focus).
> >
> > Now press the DOF preview button. Things get a lot darker, but look
> closely.
> > As if by magic, those things at 5 and 15 feet will be in focus and not
> > fuzzy. I admit that this is hard to see, but with practice you will be
> able
> > to see the front and back of a flower in focus at f4 and the background
> > completely out of focus. You can learn to make part of your image in
> sharp
> > focus, and part entirely out of focus.
> >
> > Regards, Bob S.
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > << OK, i'm stuck on something which i assume should be relatively easy.
> can
> > some one explain to me how i use the DOF preview, when i press the
button
> > the screens goes darker, the amount of darkness depending on what
> aperture
> > i'm set too. But how this relate to seeing what the DOF will be? >>
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