Q&A #3 - Understanding Hyperfocal Distance

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Q&A #3 - Understanding Hyperfocal Distance

FromThe Martin Bailey Photography Podcast

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Dec 3, 2006

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Today I talk about what Hyperfocal Distance is and how to calculate it and some tools to help you in the field, and how to apply Hyperfocal Distance practically in our photography.

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Dec 3, 2006

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The Martin Bailey Photography Podcast provides education and inspiration through a mix of art, creativity and technical topics, interviews, gear reviews and travelogue style episodes. Full archive at http://mbp.ac/blog

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