Best Focus Settings for Landscape Photography

Описание: You can set up your camera's focus to get sharp landscapes in numerous ways, but this method works most consistently without extra thought or effort for me...

Autofocus single shot is my favorite because it'll find focus each time I press the shutter button. Many landscape photographers use back button focus, but I usually don't recommend focusing this way. First, because it requires you to remember to press the back button to get focus. Many newer photographers and even experienced ones not used to this workflow can easily forget. Also, if the original focus point misses and you don't realize it, your whole shoot will be out of focus. That said, if you know the risks and feel like it works for you, use back button focus.

I also avoid manual focus. Many pro landscape photographers swear by manual focus, but with the incredible technology in camera sensors and lenses, I find the user error in manual focus will be far greater than the camera error. I only recommend using manual focus when you absolutely have to (low light).

Next, I like to use the flexible spot focus point in medium size. This lets me quickly adjust where my focus is drawn from in each image, perfect for single shots or focus stacks. If you're using wide, you're simply letting the camera guess what you want in focus, which usually gets you in trouble regarding landscapes.

Hopefully that helps you nail the focus every time for landscapes. Remember that these are the best settings (in my opinion) for landscapes, but not other kinds of photography. Each focus mode and focus area has a time and place when it's useful, but the others are more catered toward different types of photography.

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