Focus merging versus smaller aperture

Recent firmware update for Fuji X-T2 added focus bracketing feature, which allows to capture series of images suitable for focus merging to achieve larger depth of field. In this mode, camera captures selected number of images with every frame focused to slightly larger distance then previous one. When my colleague X-photographer Kevin Mullins released its video demonstrating this new feature, few commenters were asking if stopping lens down wouldn’t achieve the same result. I decided to show you, why focus merging cannot by substituted by stopping lens down in many cases.

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Czech Nature Photo

Behind the scenes of Czech Nature Photo 2018 contest

Today, we published nominated photos of Czech Nature Photo 2018 photo contest and I thought that you may be interested to look behind the scenes of such competition. Preparations for the new year of the contest began immediately after the … Read more

Thanks for the year 2017

New Year is a time of resolutions and plans, but last days of old year are reserved for looking back. And because it happened a lot in 2017, here is my recapitulation of the most important events in the form … Read more