https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Focus-bracketing-Could-have-been-much-more-simple/m-p/460812#M111595 <P>On my EOS R6, to take a photo with focus bracketing, it is necessary to guess a couple of settings, then use trial and error by taking several photo sequences to check if the focus is correct throughout the desired depth of field.</P><P>I have to guess the number of shots to take, also the "focus increment" that will be used for each shift of the focus.</P><P>So, the steps are: guess the values, take the photo sequence (which could be several dozen photos), then examine the final photo (and several intermediates) for focal accuracy.&nbsp; If the sequence is not smooth, and/or contains too many or too few photos, then repeat the process with different guesses.</P><P>That's quite a lot of fiddling around.&nbsp; I wonder if the process could have been much simpler.</P><P>When about to initiate a focus bracketing sequence, the camera knows the f stop that has been set, and also where the focus is - thus knowing the depth of field for each individual shot in the sequence.&nbsp; Knowing those things, surely it could work out, for itself, how many shots are required, and also the "focus increment" that is necessary to obtain a smooth sequence.</P><P>The only thing I should have to tell it is the (approximate) depth of field that I want to achieve.&nbsp; Why does it not work this way?</P> Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:43:49 GMT TomAtkinson 2024-02-07T13:43:49Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Focus-bracketing-Could-have-been-much-more-simple/m-p/460812#M111595 <P>On my EOS R6, to take a photo with focus bracketing, it is necessary to guess a couple of settings, then use trial and error by taking several photo sequences to check if the focus is correct throughout the desired depth of field.</P><P>I have to guess the number of shots to take, also the "focus increment" that will be used for each shift of the focus.</P><P>So, the steps are: guess the values, take the photo sequence (which could be several dozen photos), then examine the final photo (and several intermediates) for focal accuracy.&nbsp; If the sequence is not smooth, and/or contains too many or too few photos, then repeat the process with different guesses.</P><P>That's quite a lot of fiddling around.&nbsp; I wonder if the process could have been much simpler.</P><P>When about to initiate a focus bracketing sequence, the camera knows the f stop that has been set, and also where the focus is - thus knowing the depth of field for each individual shot in the sequence.&nbsp; Knowing those things, surely it could work out, for itself, how many shots are required, and also the "focus increment" that is necessary to obtain a smooth sequence.</P><P>The only thing I should have to tell it is the (approximate) depth of field that I want to achieve.&nbsp; Why does it not work this way?</P> Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:43:49 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Focus-bracketing-Could-have-been-much-more-simple/m-p/460812#M111595 TomAtkinson 2024-02-07T13:43:49Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Focus-bracketing-Could-have-been-much-more-simple/m-p/460864#M111628 <P>There is only much the camera can do. It is not omnipotent. &nbsp;It does not what it is you are trying to photograph. Focus bracketing could be used on the eyeballs of a spider to a landscape shot of the Grand Canyon. &nbsp;You must tell it what to do. &nbsp;There will be some trial and error. &nbsp;</P><P>The benefit comes from having &nbsp;to repeat similar shots. &nbsp;For example, taking photos is 20 different watches. &nbsp; Set the camera up for the first watch and the rest are downhill. &nbsp;</P> Wed, 07 Feb 2024 18:10:34 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Focus-bracketing-Could-have-been-much-more-simple/m-p/460864#M111628 Waddizzle 2024-02-07T18:10:34Z