Hyperzoom...I'm confused..

[MrKickalot]

I was talking to a guy at the Cincinnati Camera Swap and looking at his pictures. He had some amazing scenes of Cincinnati with awesome DOF. It didn't hurt he had a 1Ds MkII. I commented on it and he said he sets his "hyperzoom" and trusts the camera. I have heard the term but don't understand it. Didn't have much luck searching for it on yahoo either. I know I can get a good answer on here!!

Thanks!!

[Vetteography]

You have to have the add-on phase modulators in order to get the trans-warp crystals to resonate at the right frequency.

:D

[Tom W]

I was talking to a guy at the Cincinnati Camera Swap and looking at his pictures. He had some amazing scenes of Cincinnati with awesome DOF. It didn't hurt he had a 1Ds MkII. I commented on it and he said he sets his "hyperzoom" and trusts the camera. I have heard the term but don't understand it. Didn't have much luck searching for it on yahoo either. I know I can get a good answer on here!!

Thanks!!

Actually, I believe that he's talking about "hyperfocus" rather than hyperzoom. Basically, the hyperfocus or hyperfocal distance is a distance that is determined by the lens and aperture setting. At the hyperfocal distance, everything at that given distance and beyond to infinity will be in acceptable focus.

[MrKickalot]

Actually, I believe that he's talking about "hyperfocus" rather than hyperzoom. Basically, the hyperfocus or hyperfocal distance is a distance that is determined by the lens and aperture setting. At the hyperfocal distance, everything at that given distance and beyond to infinity will be in acceptable focus.

Thanks for the correction of terms!! Is this a feature that only some lenses have or does this compare to minimum focus distance?

[steven]

Is this a feature that only some lenses have or does this compare to minimum focus distance?
All lens have a hyperfocus.
Has nothing to do with minimum focus distance.

Only depends on mm of lens and f/stop setting.

[ron chappel]

the photographer said he.... 'sets the 'hyperfocal' and trusts the camera'.... ?

Most EOS cameras have an A-DEP setting on the dial which measures from all the focus points and calculates the aperture required to achieve enough depth of field to keep the whole scene in focus.I think that's what he was talking about

[Vetteography]

I liked my answer better, but then again, I am an idiot. You came to the right place though, we got some smart folks here!

[tim]

Actually, I believe that he's talking about "hyperfocus" rather than hyperzoom. Basically, the hyperfocus or hyperfocal distance is a distance that is determined by the lens and aperture setting. At the hyperfocal distance, everything at that given distance and beyond to infinity will be in acceptable focus.

I think that's close but not exactly correct. A useful resource is this site (http://www.vividlight.com/articles/2314.htm) (thanks google) ;)

[Tom W]

Good link, Tim. I went for the quick, cheap answer. :)