Wildlife Photography across the Water: Diopter Adjustment

Friday, 18 September 2009

Diopter Adjustment

When you look through the viewfinder is the focus point and info at the bottom of the screen sharp? and do you have difficulty manual focusing?-if yes to both of these then you need to adjust the cameras diopter, This is very simple, There is a small wheel next to the viewfinder, it may be partly obscured by the eye cup, Look through the viewfinder and touch the shutter button so that the viewfinder info comes up as well as a focus point-now simply turn the diopter wheel until the info or focus point looks sharp-then its job done,when manual focusing if the image looks sharp then it will be, Auto focus is not affected at all by the diopter,if the info is blurry and you are using AF then the image should be in focus and sharp

Dave

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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.