On Thursday, August 09, 2001 at 11:24, Daniel J. Mitchell
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wrote on "RE: [OM] eyesight vs. focusing," saying..
...
> Now, what I don't understand is why, when I'm doing macro photos,
> I have a _devil_ of a time focussing on the screen. If I'm
> photographing something a long way away, I can look "through" the
> screen, and if I get my eyes to focus at infinity, everything is
> sharp -- the speed display is okay, the image is crisp, all is
> well.
>
> If I'm photoing a flower from a foot away, I have a lot more
> trouble getting my eyes to "click" into focus on the screen. Why is
> this? Surely if the screen is "2m away" it shouldn't make any
> difference what I'm projecting onto that screen?
Not your eyes' problem.
Close focusing is "funny." Some subject to film plane distances can't
be focused! That's why a "focusing stage" is often used to move the
whole lens & camera assembly. You have to adjust the lens "focus" to
frame it right or get the right degree of magnification, then move
the camera & lens position to focus.
No focusing stage? Fiddle with your tripod.
Tom
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