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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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[–] Impossible_Fan3444@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I have no choice but to use manual focus because my AF isn't working (oof, ik) To get a crisp image, this is my process -find a point in the viewfinder that looks sharp (I think the viewfinder lies to me about focus) -hold the shutter down -rotate the focus ring slowly

Essentially, spray and pray, with extra steps

That way, even if I'm wasting space, I know at least one photo is focused the way I want it. It's tedious, but until I can purchase a new camera, it works for me.