Article · Lens Notes
What is Zone Focusing?
By Lens Notes
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2020
About this lesson
Explains presetting focus to a chosen distance and relying on depth of field, with exposure set first. Covers how stopping down widens the zone, the hyperfocal setting, and using ISO to offset small apertures.
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