School tip Use hyperfocal focusing to maximize DoF
How to capture more depth in your images by focusing manually
THE DEPTH of field doesn’t typically fall evenly either side of the object you’ve focused on. It extends about a third in front of the point of focus and two thirds beyond it. Hyperfocal focusing takes advantage of this aspect to maximize the depth of field for a given aperture. It’s often used for landscapes to render more of a scene sharply from the foreground to the background. Set the lens to manual focus, and focus it at the hyperfocal distance – the closest point you can focus while keeping objects in the distance sharp. The distance depends on the aperture and the focal length of the lens – there are smartphone apps for this. EOS R System cameras are able to display the focus distance in the