RDF Depth of Field for landscape

1.6K views January 30, 2025 7:21 pm

Join professional photographer and photo guide Colin McKinley from Red Dot Forum as he reveals a hidden feature in Leica SL cameras that will dramatically improve your landscape photography. Using native L-mount lenses, this live DOF readout feature helps you master depth of field and ensure sharp focus from foreground to background.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:

- Where to focus for optimal landscape shots
- How Leica’s built-in distance scale simplifies the process
- The difference in depth of field at various focal lengths
- How to change the distance unit from meters to feet
- The impact of focus distance on overall sharpness


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Timestamps
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0:00 - Introduction
0:49 - Explaining Depth of Field with an M Lens
1:23 - Understanding Front and Back Focus – How distance scales help
2:00 - Distance Scale on SL Autofocus Lenses
2:32 - Switching Distance Units (Meters to Feet)
3:12 - Applying This for Landscape Photography
3:26 - How Focal Length Affects Depth of Field
4:06 - Maximizing Depth of Field
4:46 - Final Thoughts & Summary


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