DOF preview poll - do you use it?
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weeums
Registered: May 29, 2008
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share your thoughts please!

- travis


trenchmonkey
Registered: Oct 22, 2004
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I find I don't need a button to tell me what I already know.


Realmstalker
Registered: Dec 29, 2004
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trenchmonkey wrote:
I find I don't need a button to tell me what I already know.

+1! I reassigned my button to act as a spot meter


CoolCheech
Registered: Jul 20, 2006
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Don't find it adds anything useful ... Death of Farts would be nice though.


RichardLavigne
Registered: Jan 13, 2007
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I've tried using it... but never found that it gives an accurate representation of the actual DOF...


Scott Clark
Registered: Aug 21, 2007
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I scared the h*ll out of my cats with it once when I accidentally hit it with a flash on the camera...


p150
Registered: Sep 18, 2006
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I have used it in extreme DOF situations like ring shots, and it is... somewhat helpful.

- Jeff


deepbluejh
Registered: Feb 20, 2005
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You know, if the viewfinder didnt get so dark whenever you used it, it might be somewhat useful some of the time. Otherwise, I dont see the point of it.


Bernie
Registered: Aug 24, 2002
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I'm with deepbluejh. It could be really useful if somehow it didn't get so dark. Turn up the brightness on liveview?


Tony Schreiber
Registered: May 14, 2005
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I use it to blind people when the flash is mounted.


phillip ino
Registered: May 12, 2008
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trenchmonkey wrote:
I find I don't need a button to tell me what I already know.


Hahaha +1
I have reassigned it to turn my flash off.


danny d
Registered: Dec 13, 2005
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Realmstalker wrote:
trenchmonkey wrote:
I find I don't need a button to tell me what I already know.

+1! I reassigned my button to act as a spot meter


awesome! how do you do that? can a 40D do that?


jcottingham
Registered: Dec 16, 2008
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+1 on blinding people with it. Who knew your camera could be used for self-defense?!


The_Don
Registered: May 06, 2007
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jcottingham wrote:
+1 on blinding people with it. Who knew your camera could be used for self-defense?!
+2. I doubt the video guy knew


weeums
Registered: May 29, 2008
Total Posts: 1272
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wow... love the thoughts on using it for re-assignment and for the things suggested here - such as spot metering is great....

I'll try to use it the next time I do a ring shot and see if it's helpful at all.

- travis

ksmahgrts
Registered: Nov 23, 2005
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used it?

not once.


Sahid Limon
Registered: Jan 24, 2007
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Only as a flash light


ChrisDM
Registered: May 17, 2005
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Very useful for landscape/architecture etc where you're dealing with deep DOF. But I think this topic is in the wedding photography category? Don't see much use for it here.

Chris Miller
www.imagineimagery.com


cordellwillis
Registered: Aug 24, 2004
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ChrisDM wrote:
Very useful for landscape/architecture etc where you're dealing with deep DOF. But I think this topic is in the wedding photography category? Don't see much use for it here.

Chris Miller
www.imagineimagery.com

+1 another mostly misunderstood part of our equipment. landscape/architecture = yes. Weddings = no


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