topic Re: Group Picture not everyone is in foucus. in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS R5 & R6: Group Picture not everyone is in focus.

ajamuphoto — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:34:25 GMT

Good day I have the r5 and the r6 has my introduction to the mirrorless system I notice when I take a group photo with like 40 people not everyone come out in focus. with the mark1v I never use to have this issue. doe anyone have a suggestion.

Re: Group Picture not everyone is in foucus.

johnrmoyer — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:45:57 GMT

While I have not seen your photo, I might guess you are using autofocus and not using the exact same lens as with the "mark1v".

If one can get everyone to stand the same distance from the camera, it will be easier.

On the EOS R5, one might set the aperture in Av mode to F/11 to get a little larger depth of field. Then if one focuses on a person that is neither nearest or farthest, then those a little nearer to the camera or further from the camera will also be in focus.

Canon DPP software can show you where the focus was just before the photo was made.

https://snapshot.canon-asia.com/article/eng/camera-basics-19-depth-of-field

Re: Group Picture not everyone is in foucus.

deebatman316 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:46:28 GMT

What mode are you shooting in on the top mode dial Full Auto, M, Av, Tv, Fv & P modes. What focus mode are you using One Shot or Servo AF. What lenses are you using please provide the full name. If you’re using a mount adapter is it the Canon brand adapter. If so which one is it that you’re using. Canon has multiple different mount adapters. Or are you using an 3rd Party Mount adapter. 3rd Party Mount adapters cause all sorts of problems. Is a flash being used if so is it Canon or an 3rd Party flash. Are these cameras the original EOS R5 & EOS R6? Or are these the newer Mark II models of those cameras. What settings are you using please provide a picture with metadata included. I have posted example lenses below to help you identify your lens model. Simply saying “24-105mm” doesn’t help us. Canon has released multiple lenses with that name. A complete name would be RF 24-105mm F/4L IS USM lens. What was the model of your old camera? Canon has released an EOS-1D Mark IV & EOS 5D Mark IV. So which camera was it.

Re: Group Picture not everyone is in foucus.

ajamuphoto — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:23:48 GMT

Re: Group Picture not everyone is in foucus.

ajamuphoto — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:33:33 GMT

Much thanks again I uploaded a copy of the photographs.i am shooting with an original canon brand adapter and a 24-70mm version 2 -2.8 EF lens canon lens. shooting in manual mode,Auto focus,the flash is also a canon brand.

This is the model of my older camera That still trust EOS 5D MarkIV

the focus mode that I shoot in is you using One Shot .

Re: Group Picture not everyone is in foucus.

kvbarkley — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:13:12 GMT

Look at one of the old "good" pictures and a new "bad" one check out the exif data. That will tell you what went wrong. I suspect you were at F11 or F16 on the DSLR picture.

The problem here has nothing to do with the camera, it is basic photography settings.

Re: Group Picture not everyone is in foucus.

kvbarkley — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:32:48 GMT

Of course, what you need is the old "A-DEP" setting.

Re: Group Picture not everyone is in foucus.

deebatman316 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:40:02 GMT

Haven’t seen that mode in a long time. I wonder when Canon dropped DEP and A-DEP Modes. I believe it was dropped way before Mirrorless cameras arrived. My old EOS 40D has that mode and it’s from 2007.

Re: EOS R5 & R6: Group Picture not everyone is in focus.

stevet1 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:15:53 GMT

ajamuphoto,

I ran across a "down and dirty" rule when taking group photos that makes it pretty easy to remember.

Set your aperture based on the number of people in the photo.

That is: if you have 2 people, use f/2 or f/2.8. If you have 5 people, use f/5 or f/5.6. If you have 11 people, use f/11.

Now, I'm not suggesting that you use f/40, but I'll bet that if you do as kvbarkley suggested, and look at one of your old, good pictures, you were using f/11 to f/16.

Steve Thomas

Re: EOS R5 & R6: Group Picture not everyone is in focus.

ajamuphoto — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:34:56 GMT

Much thanks I will keep that in mind.

Re: Group Picture not everyone is in foucus.

LeeP — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 16:22:16 GMT

Too many rows of people and probably nearly wide-open aperture.

One solution could have been to divide the group into thirds or quarters and shoot smaller groups.

Re: EOS R5 & R6: Group Picture not everyone is in focus.

Waddizzle — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 18:37:42 GMT

I would also suggest that you get a DOF, Depth of Field, app.

For larger groups such as this, you don’t always want the people in straight lines. Try to bring the people at the edges closer to the camera. You want the people to all be close to the same distance from the camera.

Imagine this image is looking down at you and the people.