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Winston C Hall
Tuner
Photography
AF
Focus
Checking
Instructions
for
using
the
AF
Fine
Tuning
Focus
Chart
1. 2. 3. 4. Lay
the
focus
chart
on
a
flat
surface
stable
surface
Make
sure
the
chart
is
evenly
lit
with
no
shadows
or
glare
Mount
the
camera
on
a
tripod
Position
the
camera
at
a
45
degree
angle
to
the
focus
chart
45 degrees to the chart Focus Chart 5. Remove the Lens Shade 6. Pop up the in-camera flash > Custom setting e3 > set to TTL. Or mount a speedlight on the camera and select TTL flash mode. 7. Set the Camera Flash Sync mode to Normal Sync with a Flash Power Compensation setting of -1.0 8. Select Flash White Balance 9. Exposure Mode - Aperture Priority 10. Press the Menu button > Shooting Menu > select Set Picture Control > select Neutral > set sharpening level to 0 > OK 11. Select Auto Focus - AF-S 12. Select Auto Focus Area Mode Single 13. Select the widest possible Aperture Setting available on the lens (f/2.8, f/4) 14. Shutter Speed in Normal Sync mode will be 1/60 second 15. If the lens has VR (vibration reduction) feature > turn off 16. Position the camera and zoom the lens so that the Focus Chart fills the viewfinder 17. Position the Priority Sensor in the center position and lock the focus selection ring 18. Adjust the camera position so that the Priority Sensor is placed of the FOCUS HERE portion of the focus chart
19. Half
depress
the
shutter
release
button
>
check
the
focus
indicator
dot
in
the
lower
left
hand
corner
of
the
viewfinder.
If
the
indicator
dot
is
solid.
Fully
depress
the
shutter
release
button
to
capture
an
image.
If
you
have
a
ten-pin
shutter
release
cable
use
the
cable
to
fire
the
shutter
and
reduce
vibration
Note:
Reducing
vibration
is
critical
to
capturing
an
in-focus
image.
Any
vibration
could
cause
the
image
to
appear
to
be
out
of
focus.
You
cannot
effectively
hand
hold
the
camera
to
check
the
focus.
20. Repeat
steps
18
&
19
to
take
a
second
image
21. View
images
on
the
computer
screen
to
select
the
image
that
is
in
focus.
Copyright
Tuner
Photography
2010
All
Rights
Reserved
AF
Focus
Checking
Print this focus chart on glossy photo paper at the highest quality setting.