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What Dslr's allow remote focusing?

Posted: 11.05.2007 10:30
by dougdun
With my Sony A100 I must manualy refocus the lens to sweep the focus range. This causes a certain degree of shake or movement to the camera between exposures. Are there any Dslr's that I can command the focus to shift using a remote? The camera would have to have at least a focus by wire cababilty I think.

Posted: 16.05.2007 12:58
by Dan Kozub
I have not heard about such cameras. Anyway, this should not be a problem. Helicon Focus alignes images before merging them, so movements and shifts should not cause difficulties.

Remote focus ability

Posted: 11.10.2007 07:13
by Bob J
The Canon 1D Mark III supports such a capability, and the new Breeze DSLR program supports it. I have not personally used it yet, but I am looking forward to doing so.

Unfortunately, the lens itself has to support auto-focus for this to wsork, so many macro lenses thay only support manual focus won't work - more's the pity.

Bob J

Focus bracketing

Posted: 10.04.2008 15:03
by Starbuck
The Leaf AFi will do automatic focus bracketing. You can set the camera to take 3, 5, 7 or 9 photos with the lens bracketing the focus.

There is an article showing the Helicon Focus software and the Leaf AFi at: http://tinyurl.com/4s47ab

http://www.camera-college.com/index.php ... 3&Itemid=1

Later Canon's remote with Live View excellent

Posted: 08.09.2008 07:56
by BrianS
Probably well known by now, however just in case...

Canon's live view combined with their free tethered shooting program works a real treat. Focus steps are very small, with my 100 2.8 macro, I find I no longer need my focussing rail!! Plus I don't need to go near the camera.

An important tip. the lens needs to have auto focus turned on of course, however the camera will therefore try to errr autofocus - not good.

Solved by setting the custom function for the shutter button not to perform AF.

Brian

Re: What Dslr's allow remote focusing?

Posted: 11.01.2010 19:55
by TheLion
The Hasselblads H3D's (tethered) allow such automatic focus adjustment -- but they do not call it autofocus. I.e., Hasselblad says there is no autofocus with the HTS (Tilt/shift) adapter. But tethered, you can adjust the focus forever on the computer screen and the lens makes the changes remotely. I suggested giving this a name so more photographers would know -- before they buy/rent -- that the system is capable of this marvelous function. I bought Helicon, however, to avoid the tethering in the field for my landscapes. Now I plan on manual zone focusing (with the HTS when I can use it) and making the choice of what to include in the stack during post production.

Re: What Dslr's allow remote focusing?

Posted: 12.01.2010 14:07
by Stas Yatsenko
Thanks for this information. We will check if Hasselblad has SDK to control the camera. We would be interested to add support for it too.

Re: What Dslr's allow remote focusing?

Posted: 09.07.2020 14:30
by mariakessler2020
Where can I read more about the Leaf AFi automatic focus bracketing? I've tried open the link to article but unfortunately it is impossible to load at camera-college.com...

@proessays

Re: What Dslr's allow remote focusing?

Posted: 24.06.2022 07:14
by avmjaipur
I have DSLR but I don't know how to use it.


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Akshya pareek

Re: What Dslr's allow remote focusing?

Posted: 28.06.2022 18:24
by Catherine
Hello, I assume you mean that you don't know how to use Helicon Remote with your DSLR? Have you checked the basic tutorial video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LDSGWPNe3o