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Recommended Focusing Apertures

A camera that can stop down to a desired focusing aperture in Live View is your best bet for accurate focus.

The table below summarizes the recommended apertures for focusing a lens that exhibits focus shift, bearing in mind that focusing at a smaller (darker) aperture than f/2.8 may itself introduce error due to a darker image and increased depth of field, making it more difficult to judge precise focus.

These figures are guidelines. Typically, aperture f/2.8 - f/4 is where the most severe shift occurs. There are always oddball exceptions such as the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G, which should be focused at f/4 or f/5.6.

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