How to perform hyper focus with Canon EF 11~24mm F4 L USM ?

[Dianoban]

I have been using Sony a7II and many vintage primes for shooting landscapes.  Recently, I interested in Canon EF 11~24mm F4 L USM, attracted by its abilities of the ultra-wide abiltities.  I have a very serious problem.  I do not know how to set the lens for hyper focusing when I shoot land scapes.

How to perform hyper focus when shoot landscapes with Canon EF 11~24mm F4 L USM, please ?

Thanks.

Dianoban

[Dianoban]

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@Waddizzle wrote:

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@kvbarkley wrote:

Get a hyperfocal distance calculator - possibly for your phone - put the lens in manual focus and set the distance on the scale.

You will find that for a wide angle lens, it will probably be just a few feet in front of you. 8^)

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This is the best course of action.  Look it up on a Depth of Field table, chart, or app.  As noted by someone up above, it will be a very short distance.  I use my manual focus Rokinon 14mm at f/5.6 a lot.  I dial in the hyperfocal distance, and everything beyond 2-3 feet is tack sharp.

Notice the bush on the right.  I could reach out and almost touch it.

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Thank you.

This is what I am going to do.  Use manual mode, f-stop 8~11, I assume everything in the range of 0.5M~infinity would be acceptable sharp.

Thank you and thank you everyone for your kind assistance.

Dianoban

[ebiggs1]

Manual mode is not needed unless you just like it.  This is a case for Av mode, far more easy.  Set Av mode and set it to f8 (whatever) and choose a respectful ISO. Let the camera do the rest. The lens can stay in AF, too.   You can focus on a closer object then lock focus, recompose, and take the shot.

[mariah1902]

Pick a wide angle lens and find out the distance that enables the maximum focus. You cannot hyper focus an object that is very far away from you. So find out the distance that your lens allows you to do hyper focus.