Hyperfocal assignment for NYIP

[scott1120]

Guys/Gals,
I am currently working on my hyperfocal assignment for New York Institute of Photography. I am having a hard time understanding the concept of hyperfocal. I have attached some shots I think might work. Do these work?
NOTE: The only PP done is adjust levels.

Thanks
Scott

[SBellew]

The first picture seems to be closest to the hyperfocal point to me. (you can see the details in the knot in front of the cannon [nice brand usage by the way] as well as the window panes of the yellow house and even to a lesser extent, the roofline of the white house in the background behind the trees near the mailbox)

The second picture is hard to tell, might just be my eyes. It is too dark for me really to tell much detail but it loks like the focus drops about 2/3 across the water.

[josephlbeattie]

I have a S2 IS - how do I figure out the hyperfocal. There is no infinity mark on the lens - I am not even sure what I am asking about.

[Stefan A]

I agree that there seems to more in focus (if that's what hyperfocus means) in the first shot. As far as the second shot, my main suggestion is to straighten the horizon.

Stefan

[snowrdr]

I have a S2 IS - how do I figure out the hyperfocal. There is no infinity mark on the lens - I am not even sure what I am asking about.

Here is an online DOF and hyperfocal calculater:

http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

Just plug in your camera model, focal length, and and F number; and it will calculate the hyperfocal distance.

For example, on the S2IS, using no zoom the focal length is 6mm and at F/5.0 the hyperfocal distance is 4.71 feet.

:D

[josephlbeattie]

So I have played around with the information on the DOF website. Now what does that give me? I think it gives me the the area of focus for whatever the lens is set at. But unless I know before I get on location, I am still stuck up a creek.

I think I am missing something here.

[nwyman]

I have a S2 IS - how do I figure out the hyperfocal. There is no infinity mark on the lens - I am not even sure what I am asking about.

well, AIR, there is an infinity mark on the manual focus screen. Not that I was ever quite sure what one did with it. <g>

Nancy

[snowrdr]

So I have played around with the information on the DOF website. Now what does that give me? I think it gives me the the area of focus for whatever the lens is set at. But unless I know before I get on location, I am still stuck up a creek.

I think I am missing something here.

I haven't tried it myself, but the way it's supposed to work is, in my example above, is everything from about 3 feet on out will be in reasonable focus... :D

[dicky109]

Here's a link for hyperfocal re: the G-3, but definitions and links apply to all.

http://www.marcjutras.com/ehyperfocal.html

[scott1120]

I have a S2 IS - how do I figure out the hyperfocal. There is no infinity mark on the lens - I am not even sure what I am asking about.
Larry,
Like Nancy said the infinity mark is on the manual focus screen. On the S1 it is on the right side of the display. You have to hold down the MF button to be able to adjust the settings. I have not played with it much. the S2 probably has the same settings. To my understanding you would use hyperfocal for shots like landscapes or such. You pretty much focus on something inbetween the foreground and far background.

Do anyone know if the landscape setting does this for you?

scott

[dfleming]

Here's a link to an article that has a lot of information about hyperfocal distance:

http://www.dofmaster.com/hyperfocal.html


Here's a link to a NYIP students forum where you may be able to get some help:

http://groups.msn.com/nyiproundtablepart2/general.msnw