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**Mapleleaf-Mick** · 12-21-2016, 12:52 AM

Can someone tell me what focus peaking is and how to use it. Is it combined with live view? Is it a function of the camera? I just bought a Rokinon 14mm and I read members using liveview and focus peaking with it.

Michael

Unregistered User 8 · 12-21-2016, 01:22 AM

Hi Michael. Focus peaking is a focusing aid used in Live View that puts a white highlight around what is in focus. On your K-3 menu, go to the camera icon #3, using the 4 way controller go down to live view, hit the right side 4 way controller, go down to focus peaking and enable it. In Live View with manual lenses, as you move the focus point, the highlighted focus point moves as you change focus. Hope this helps.

**jlstrawman** · 12-21-2016, 06:26 AM

Originally posted by Mapleleaf-Mick

Can someone tell me what focus peaking is and how to use it. Is it combined with live view? Is it a function of the camera? I just bought a Rokinon 14mm and I read members using liveview and focus peaking with it.

Michael

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Stone G. · 12-21-2016, 08:16 AM

Originally posted by Mapleleaf-Mick

Can someone tell me what focus peaking is and how to use it.

As pjv has described above and that's actually all there is to it. Just one word of caution, knowing that you have had thoughts about using your Rokinon lens for astrophotography: Focus Peaking is fine for well lit scenes, but for me it is no good in low light situations - FP produces too much noise in those situations to be useful.

Sagitta · 12-21-2016, 09:51 AM

One other 'trick' for focus peaking, is to enable the highlight alert that makes the LCD flash blown highlights - the camera will treat the sparklies as such and (while not quite as accurate) will make them stand out a LOT more.

12-21-2016, 12:52 AM	#1
Mapleleaf-Mick Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Saskatoon, Canada Posts: 299	Focus Peaking Can someone tell me what focus peaking is and how to use it. Is it combined with live view? Is it a function of the camera? I just bought a Rokinon 14mm and I read members using liveview and focus peaking with it. Michael

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12-21-2016, 01:22 AM	#2
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Hi Michael. Focus peaking is a focusing aid used in Live View that puts a white highlight around what is in focus. On your K-3 menu, go to the camera icon #3, using the 4 way controller go down to live view, hit the right side 4 way controller, go down to focus peaking and enable it. In Live View with manual lenses, as you move the focus point, the highlighted focus point moves as you change focus. Hope this helps.

12-21-2016, 08:16 AM	#4
Stone G. Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North Zealand, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,516	Originally posted by Mapleleaf-Mick Can someone tell me what focus peaking is and how to use it. As pjv has described above and that's actually all there is to it. Just one word of caution, knowing that you have had thoughts about using your Rokinon lens for astrophotography: Focus Peaking is fine for well lit scenes, but for me it is no good in low light situations - FP produces too much noise in those situations to be useful.

12-21-2016, 09:51 AM	#5
Sagitta Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maine Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,081	One other 'trick' for focus peaking, is to enable the highlight alert that makes the LCD flash blown highlights - the camera will treat the sparklies as such and (while not quite as accurate) will make them stand out a LOT more.