Howe Does the DoF button work?

[Scott D]

I presse down the down DoFP button, and I can see that it stops down the 
aperture, it gets darker or ligther. But I really don't notice anything 
changing focus, how is it supposed to showe me what's in the DoF? This 
is my first camera with DoF, and there's not much in the manual about 
it. Its a ZX-M.

Thanks,
Scotte
whickersworld wrote:

Joseph Tainter wrote:
 

It's very simple. Everything in photography is a
   

trade-off. Everything:
 

film format (size), film type, camera bodies, lenses,
   

whether or not to
 

carry a tripod, what one spends, etc. Provided that we
   

have some
 

experience with gear or film, we each make our own
   

decisions about which
 

trade-offs we accept and which we don't. Zooms vs. primes
   

are just
 

another trade-off. There's no right or wrong answer.
   



EXACTLY RIGHT!!

 

The debate is a non-issue.
   



There can be no reason why we should not discuss these
trade-offs.  If we stopped, PDML would not need to exist and
our lives would be greatly the poorer for its loss.
I greatly value the informed opinions of the members of this
list as *the best possible way* for me rapidly to assimilate
a lot of genuinely useful information.  After changing from
Nikon AF to a Pentax K/M/A outfit earlier this year, I
cannot imagine finding a better "expert system" for guiding
me through the Pentax jungle.
Just my $0.02.

John