K5, Live View and fine focusing - Question

**interested_observer** · 08-04-2012, 10:21 PM

Well, usually I figure things out. However, this time I am going to ask. Yesterday, I was taking some images - let's call them product images, for the sake of argument. I was using an "A" lens with some close focusing capabilities, mounted on the K5, sitting on a tripod along with Live View enabled. I set the aperture, really did not care about the shutter speed, and was checking the focus. I would really like to zoom in on the rear screen to check some of the fine focus details. Well both the wheels are allocated so the only thing left is to do is to take a test image and then go into playback mode and then zoom in to check the fine focus. Am I missing something?

I am finding Live View great when the camera is on the tripod.

Patajac · 08-04-2012, 10:30 PM

You need to press info button in LV

**jatrax** · 08-04-2012, 10:47 PM

In live view pressing the info button zooms in, there are several steps with increasing zoom. Once zoomed in use the d-pad to move around the image until you have the exact detail you are interested in centered. Now focus.

Docrwm · 08-05-2012, 07:16 AM

The LV goes to 10x and can be an absolutely essential option when doing fiddling macro work.

**interested_observer** · 08-05-2012, 07:37 AM

Wonderful!!! Thank you!

I thought I had read about it, however it did not strike me as to how it was implemented. Its not covered in the manual as far as I could find. I have looked, could not find it, but I am sure its in there somewhere....

**i_trax** · 08-05-2012, 07:56 AM

and you would need to press OK button to get there on K-30..............why keep changing?

08-04-2012, 10:21 PM	#1
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707	K5, Live View and fine focusing - Question Well, usually I figure things out. However, this time I am going to ask. Yesterday, I was taking some images - let's call them product images, for the sake of argument. I was using an "A" lens with some close focusing capabilities, mounted on the K5, sitting on a tripod along with Live View enabled. I set the aperture, really did not care about the shutter speed, and was checking the focus. I would really like to zoom in on the rear screen to check some of the fine focus details. Well both the wheels are allocated so the only thing left is to do is to take a test image and then go into playback mode and then zoom in to check the fine focus. Am I missing something? I am finding Live View great when the camera is on the tripod.

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08-04-2012, 10:30 PM	#2
Patajac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 241	You need to press info button in LV

08-04-2012, 10:47 PM	#3
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,991	In live view pressing the info button zooms in, there are several steps with increasing zoom. Once zoomed in use the d-pad to move around the image until you have the exact detail you are interested in centered. Now focus.

08-05-2012, 07:16 AM	#4
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	The LV goes to 10x and can be an absolutely essential option when doing fiddling macro work.

08-05-2012, 07:37 AM	#5
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707 Original Poster	Wonderful!!! Thank you! I thought I had read about it, however it did not strike me as to how it was implemented. Its not covered in the manual as far as I could find. I have looked, could not find it, but I am sure its in there somewhere....

08-05-2012, 07:56 AM	#6
i_trax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,621	and you would need to press OK button to get there on K-30..............why keep changing?

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