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The term '''zone focusing''' is used in two (related) ways: | The term '''zone focusing''' is used in two (related) ways: | ||
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* It may refer to the technique of focusing so as consciously to exploit depth of field; for example, when photographing a fast-changing situation (perhaps for street photography or a social occasion), the photographer might set the focus scale at a moderate distance and then leave it without adjustment for a series of photographs so as to work fast, relying on depth of field to bring most subjects into the zone of good focus. | * It may refer to the technique of focusing so as consciously to exploit depth of field; for example, when photographing a fast-changing situation (perhaps for street photography or a social occasion), the photographer might set the focus scale at a moderate distance and then leave it without adjustment for a series of photographs so as to work fast, relying on depth of field to bring most subjects into the zone of good focus. | ||
| − | * It may refer to use of the focusing scales offered on many popular cameras, where rather than (or sometimes as well as) actual distances in metres or feet, focus distances for classes of subjects are shown, either as words ('portrait', 'group', 'scene') or symbols representing such subjects, as on many popular cameras of the | + | * It may refer to use of the focusing scales offered on many popular cameras, where rather than (or sometimes as well as) actual distances in metres or feet, focus distances for classes of subjects are shown, either as words ('portrait', 'group', 'scene') or symbols representing such subjects, as on many popular cameras of the 1950s onwards. |
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|image_text= Voigtländer [[Brillant]] focusing scale | |image_text= Voigtländer [[Brillant]] focusing scale | ||
|image_by= Dries van den Elzen | |image_by= Dries van den Elzen | ||
|image_rights= with permission | |image_rights= with permission | ||
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/vox/5490702629/in/pool-camerawiki | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/vox/5490702629/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
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|image_text= <br/>Focusing distance icons on a [[Holga]] camera | |image_text= <br/>Focusing distance icons on a [[Holga]] camera | ||
|image_by= Voxphoto | |image_by= Voxphoto | ||
|image_rights= non-commercial | |image_rights= non-commercial | ||
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| + | |image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/89853469@N00/50641884976/in/pool-camerawiki/ | ||
| + | |image=https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50641884976_464eefbaf2_m.jpg | ||
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| + | |image_text= Focusing ring on a [[Kodak Retina IF]] <br>showing pictograms for zone focusing | ||
| + | |image_by= Pablo Coronel | ||
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| + | |image_text= Focusing ring on a Voigtlander Vito Automatic II <br>showing pictograms for zone focusing | ||
| + | |image_by= Pablo Coronel | ||
| + | |image_rights= with permission | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 22 July 2021
Glossary Terms
The term zone focusing is used in two (related) ways:
- It may refer to the technique of focusing so as consciously to exploit depth of field; for example, when photographing a fast-changing situation (perhaps for street photography or a social occasion), the photographer might set the focus scale at a moderate distance and then leave it without adjustment for a series of photographs so as to work fast, relying on depth of field to bring most subjects into the zone of good focus.
- It may refer to use of the focusing scales offered on many popular cameras, where rather than (or sometimes as well as) actual distances in metres or feet, focus distances for classes of subjects are shown, either as words ('portrait', 'group', 'scene') or symbols representing such subjects, as on many popular cameras of the 1950s onwards.
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