Zone Focusing For Beginners: How to Nail Your Manual Focus

Learning how to use manual focus lenses and wondering if there's a shortcut? There is! This is zone focusing for beginners: learn what it is, how to use it, and when you should and should not use zone focusing. I'll show you on my Minolta X-700 manual focus film camera, and you can follow along with whatever camera and lens you're using.

Note that to understand what I'm talking about, you will need to know what aperture is and how it works—if you're totally new to shooting on manual, comment below if you'd like an intro video on that soon!

• SKIP TO THE PART YOU NEED •
Intro: 0:00
Zone Focusing Basics: 1:04
Practical Examples with Real Numbers: 3:14
When Not to Use Zone Focusing: 5:24
Bloopers: 8:53

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