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<blockquote data-quote="J-see" data-source="post: 428511" data-attributes="member: 31330">The problem with not using a tripod is that the constantly pressing buttons will move your cam. You need to be able to fix its position else you can no longer rely on the focus dots. If you move it ever so slightly forward or backwards, you might get a larger range than it actually had and will set the middle wrong.You have to set focus in live-view, switch the lens to manual when done and then exit it and use the viewfinder. I'm not even sure if live-view and normal shooting use the exact same focus methods so I'm using live purely to see what I'm doing when setting correct focus manually. After that, only the dots in the viewfinder are important.If you skip any step or use another method for anything I would no longer know if the result will be correct.Also: use something easy to set focus on. I have a book cover here that has some black and white shapes which make it almost impossible to not see what is sharpest and they make it very easy for the cam too.Another also: when changing values in AF fine-tune, you have to set a value and press ok. Only then you can press focus and check it. Going through them without affirming them each time is no guarantee that value is applied. Only when pressing ok you're sure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J-see, post: 428511, member: 31330"] The problem with not using a tripod is that the constantly pressing buttons will move your cam. You need to be able to fix its position else you can no longer rely on the focus dots. If you move it ever so slightly forward or backwards, you might get a larger range than it actually had and will set the middle wrong. You have to set focus in live-view, switch the lens to manual when done and then exit it and use the viewfinder. I'm not even sure if live-view and normal shooting use the exact same focus methods so I'm using live purely to see what I'm doing when setting correct focus manually. After that, only the dots in the viewfinder are important. If you skip any step or use another method for anything I would no longer know if the result will be correct. Also: use something easy to set focus on. I have a book cover here that has some black and white shapes which make it almost impossible to not see what is sharpest and they make it very easy for the cam too. Another also: when changing values in AF fine-tune, you have to set a value and press ok. Only then you can press focus and check it. Going through them without affirming them each time is no guarantee that value is applied. Only when pressing ok you're sure. [/QUOTE]

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