Woahaa! This is getting controversial!!

I thought of creating a JPG image with a fine 1-pixel striped image (black-white-black-white etc) and viewing on the camera LCD. Trouble was I couldn't get the K20D to playback any JPG I'd messed with.

I tried Photoshop and I even tried IrfanView (with the paint tools) and saving with original EXIF. Didn't want to play ball

In practice, I normally view at around 11x to check focus - and that's seemed to work well (and at least agree with the 13x suggested here).

Matt

Had a go at Photoshop-faking it
http://www.ephotozine.com/u16488/gallery/1169045 and large is here -
http://www.ephotozine.com/photo/1169045/large

Matt

Thanks Vikram! At 12mm you have to think completely differently! It's a good idea to do a little project - take just the 12-24 and shoot only at 12mm. Things to try:
* Vary your height from the ground - this has a big impact. Try getting really low down, and higher up
* Change the angle - try looking slightly down and slightly up to see how that affects image
* Go really close

One trick to a good composition (and it's quite tricky at 12mm) is to get some good foreground interest and a way of leading into the frame. That's when you'll need to try all kinds of different positions to get everything just right.

It's really an art... and TBH one that I've only scratched the surface (it's much easier shooting at 18mm!) and that I'm not 100% happy with. So persevere!!

Matt

Getting back on topic...

Check these out: http://www.vimeo.com/keithloutit/videos
I love the ship ones! Makes me really, really want a tilt lens for the K20D!!!

I wonder if SRB have anything suitable....

EDIT: These are also interesting:
"Smallgantics"

Tilt Shift Miniature Faking

Tilt Shift Photography


Matt

The *ist-D had one... and I miss it
Matt

Aha! Great stuff Tel! Glad it worked out
Matt

Using a focus test chart on the 12-24 is a real pain
You really need a HUGE focus test chart (and I don't have an A3 or A2 printer)
As Tel pointed out I ended up using some Lego for the 12-24

It was a touch out on the focus. Easily corrected on the K20D though
Matt

Priceless!

30" is 30 seconds which is the slowest shutter speed!

Turn the wheel the OTHER WAY

Keep turning it (clockwise looking down) and it will eventually go without the double quote ". When that happens you are in 1/30 all the way up to 1/4000.



(Yes it does happen with the K20D. It has the same grip )
Matt

Sorry, but I don't fully understand the problem!
What do you mean "locked when in manual mode"?

Do you mean you can't adjust the settings? If you are using the grip then make sure that one of the e-dials on the grip hasn't stopped "half-click" - when this happens it prevents the e-dial working on the body.

Matt