Hyperfocal distance

Hey yall, I'll be taking some landscpae shots some on vacation and I am not sure what is the best way to get max depth of field at certain aperatures with my 17-40l.I used to look at scale on the old school lenses but there not on new lenses.I've got a 7D.What do you think I should do? Thanks

focus on something in the middle distance, take the shot, check the preview to make sure the things in the far distance and the things in the foreground that you want are in focus.

experience tells me that the things to focus on are closer than you would imagine if you havn't done it much.

obviously it goes without saying that you need a small aperture or it won't work at all.

At f/11, it's hard to miss the hyperfocal with the 17-40L. Just stick the focus ring between the 3ft and infinity marks. I've set the lens on manual focus under those settings and just shot from the hip for the day. If you have something in the extreme foreground (less than a couple feet), you'll need to be on top of that 3 ft mark.

Oh, check this to get an idea - http://www.outsight.co​m/hyperfocal.html#near​far

Your lens has an index for F17. Place the infinity mark above it. Set the F stop to 17. Roughly, objects at 3 feet in front of you to infinity should be in focus. If you desire to use a faster F stop, you have to do the math manually on your own. I assume the index marking is referring to 17mm as well. As you change the focal length, your DOF range also changes.

Thanks