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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AC016" data-source="post: 68409" data-attributes="member: 9619">I am sure it is a great tool - i have a D80 that has it, but have never used it.  In the end, you are still going to have to adjust certain things, such as aperture and how far your subject is from the background.  Therefore, you might as well learn how to do it without that little button.  If you don't like the DOF you see once the picture is taken, delete and retake.  But then again, why not use the DOF preview button so you don't have to keep taking pictures..... it's up to you.  But in your case, you are going to have to learn how to do it by yourself, so here are a few tips i found:<a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-get-shallow-depth-of-field-in-your-digital-photos" target="_blank">How to Get Shallow Depth of Field in Your Digital Photos</a></blockquote>