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<blockquote data-quote="Geoffc" data-source="post: 354735" data-attributes="member: 8705">I've tried to be good this week. I've been using ND grads to create better on camera images, I've been using my monopod and tripod. So far so good and I can definitely see the benefits of doing these things when I'm not being lazy.Then I got onto my 16-35 which should be pretty sharp and certainly has been on occasion. I think the problem is with landscapes and where to focus, especially when you have close by foreground objects. So tonight I tried some tests on a landscape with a closest object 2.5m away. The hyperfocal distance comes up at around 1.75m at F11, however I get better overall sharpness focussing on the object 2.5m away. I'm really not sure why that is. Also, the scale on the lens doesn't indicate that distance so it's guesswork.For landscapes without close foreground subject it's less of a problem and I generally just focus around 1/3 into the scene.So what do you do in these situations?Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Geoffc, post: 354735, member: 8705"] I've tried to be good this week. I've been using ND grads to create better on camera images, I've been using my monopod and tripod. So far so good and I can definitely see the benefits of doing these things when I'm not being lazy. Then I got onto my 16-35 which should be pretty sharp and certainly has been on occasion. I think the problem is with landscapes and where to focus, especially when you have close by foreground objects. So tonight I tried some tests on a landscape with a closest object 2.5m away. The hyperfocal distance comes up at around 1.75m at F11, however I get better overall sharpness focussing on the object 2.5m away. I'm really not sure why that is. Also, the scale on the lens doesn't indicate that distance so it's guesswork. For landscapes without close foreground subject it's less of a problem and I generally just focus around 1/3 into the scene. So what do you do in these situations? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD [/QUOTE]

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