EXPOSURE – EXPOSURE MODES

10.2 Manual Focus

10.2.1Manual Focusing

1 Focusing ring

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Focus indication window: focal distance and depth of field indication

Aperture / f-number

Depth-of-field-area

Fig. 10 / 2 Manual focusing

Set the Auto Focus Selector Switch S4 to “M”, and turn the focusing ring 1 at the lens.

The focus of the image can be checked in the focusing screen and in the focus indication in the viewfinder display (Æ chapter 8.4 “Focus indication in the viewfinder display”).

Set the Auto Focus Selector Switch S4 to “M”, and turn the focusing ring 1 at the lens.

The focus of the image can be checked in the focusing screen and in the focus indication in the viewfinder display, Æ chapter 10.4 “Focus indication in the viewfinder display”.

10.2.2

Focus Indication at the Camera Lens

The depth of field, i.e. the area before and behind the focal plane that still appears clearly focused is determined by the set aperture, and can be seen in the focus indication window 2: a higher f-number means a higher depth of field. The focal plane in the example above is set at approx. 1.3 m.

The yellow aperture numbers 3 indicate the depth-of-field-area in the image. If e.g. an aperture of 8 and a focus of 1.3 has been set, the depth-of-field area 4 in the image lies between approx. 1.1m (3.6 ft) and 1.4 m (4.6 ft).

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Sinar Hy6 manual Manual Focus Manual Focusing, 10.2.2

Hy6 specifications

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