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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 842080" data-attributes="member: 50197">As BF Hammer said, it is basically a focusing aid. It's much easier to see if an area is in focus when it is magnified. As you discovered, It doesn't change the magnification of the final image, only what you see on the backscreen. Another thing I frequently do is to look at the image after taking it, and magnifying it using that same button, to make sure that the image is not only in focus, but the focus is exactly where I want it. That is more critical with macro than other types of photography that have more depth of field. With a clump of mushrooms, you may not be able to get the entire clump in focus. In this case, you will have a choice of where your pint of focus is for aesthetic reasons.&nbsp; At some point you will probably want to try focus stacking, if you haven't already. That can make a huge difference in your macro images, especially with static subjects like mushrooms.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 842080, member: 50197"] As BF Hammer said, it is basically a focusing aid. It's much easier to see if an area is in focus when it is magnified. As you discovered, It doesn't change the magnification of the final image, only what you see on the backscreen. Another thing I frequently do is to look at the image after taking it, and magnifying it using that same button, to make sure that the image is not only in focus, but the focus is exactly where I want it. That is more critical with macro than other types of photography that have more depth of field. With a clump of mushrooms, you may not be able to get the entire clump in focus. In this case, you will have a choice of where your pint of focus is for aesthetic reasons. At some point you will probably want to try focus stacking, if you haven't already. That can make a huge difference in your macro images, especially with static subjects like mushrooms. [/QUOTE]

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