Have those periods where some little thing plagues your photography work?
For some reason I seemed to miss the depth of field from time to time and it bugged me. With my D700 the screen on the back wasn¡¯t the best resolution and my aging eyes even with readers couldn¡¯t always pick up on it especially when out in the sun.
So I over compensated by running a higher f/stop. Enter in diffraction. Sometimes I¡¯d get a good shot but everything else was soft. I was maddening until I read and ?reread some articles on it and likely a YouTube video or three.?
The D810 has a higher resolution screen which helps, but even then the issue still exists when out in the sun.
One thing that has helped me on the depth of field and diffraction issue was to put up a platform bird feeder about 20 feet from the front porch. I had to prefocus on the middle of the feeder and use a remote shutter release from inside the house.?
It taught me more about focal length and deep of field with relation distance to subject. Of course diffraction stuck its head in there too.
While it was frustrating, it was a learning experience too.
So for these purposes, I find my D300s gives me the perceived reach without the depth of field hit for longer focal length - close subject situations. Likewise on macro work.
What are your stories along this line?
Regards,
Jon
