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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 366601" data-attributes="member: 12496">Hyperfocal does not apply to Macro (infinity is not a concern&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ).&nbsp; Also, in landscapes with a close near subject, it often seems better to directly focus on the near subject than to use hyperfocal.&nbsp;&nbsp; Saying, at least don't focus in front of the near subject, that does not help infinity either.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Macro and landscape are different DOF situations, but stopping down more (like f/22) obviously helps both in many cases.&nbsp; That is what it is for.&nbsp; Maybe extremes are less true at wide angle focal lengths, but otherwise stopping down is usually an obvious improvement (in those cases when we need more DOF).Point is, always avoiding f/16 like the plague is often the wrong answer.&nbsp; DOF is not about pixel size.&nbsp; Both do affect Maximum resolution, but we are concerned with the one actual picture, the Actual resolution of a specific scene.&nbsp; &nbsp; So instead of letting the talk about comparing pixel sizes spook us away from this advantage,&nbsp;&nbsp; we should simply try it (f/16,&nbsp; f/22, maybe f/32) in those cases when it helps.&nbsp; Seeing is believing.&nbsp; Try it.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 366601, member: 12496"] Hyperfocal does not apply to Macro (infinity is not a concern :) ). Also, in landscapes with a close near subject, it often seems better to directly focus on the near subject than to use hyperfocal. Saying, at least don't focus in front of the near subject, that does not help infinity either. :) Macro and landscape are different DOF situations, but stopping down more (like f/22) obviously helps both in many cases. That is what it is for. Maybe extremes are less true at wide angle focal lengths, but otherwise stopping down is usually an obvious improvement (in those cases when we need more DOF). Point is, always avoiding f/16 like the plague is often the wrong answer. DOF is not about pixel size. Both do affect Maximum resolution, but we are concerned with the one actual picture, the Actual resolution of a specific scene. So instead of letting the talk about comparing pixel sizes spook us away from this advantage, we should simply try it (f/16, f/22, maybe f/32) in those cases when it helps. Seeing is believing. Try it. :) [/QUOTE]

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