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David Busch's Nikon Z6 Guide to Digital Photography
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David Busch's Nikon Z6 Guide to Digital Photography

by David D. Busch
January 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
544 pages
17h 10m
English
Rocky Nook
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Mastering the Mysteries of Focus

How far we’ve come! My first professional job was as a reporter/sportswriter/photographer for a daily newspaper (back when a backslash really meant something), and focusing to achieve a sharp image was a manual process accomplished by turning a ring or knob on the camera or lens until, in one’s highly trained professional judgment, the image was satisfactorily in focus. Manual focus was particularly challenging when shooting sports.

Today, modern digital cameras like the Z6 can identify potential subject matter, lock in on human faces, if present, and automatically focus faster than the blink of an eye. Usually. Of course, sometimes a camera’s AF will zero in on the wrong subject, become confused by background ...

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ISBN: 9781681984704