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This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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When do you use manual focus? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by DiablolicalScientist@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I feel like autofocus is so good. Are there times that you use manual focus? When I am looking through the view finder it almost seems impossible to actually manual focus a shot anyway.

Am I doing something wrong here? Just checking. Thank you.

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[–] IceyKhione@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I was always taught to use manual focus exclusively, unless you need a very quick shot in which you have no time to play with manual and your only option is to snap the photo with AF for the best possible outcome. Not to say you shouldn’t use autofocus otherwise, but taking the time to learn MF will improve your skills with your equipment, and results!☺️