Hello fellow Olympus/OM users!
I’ve had an Olympus XA-2 for almost a year now, and I really love the camera! There’s a lot of fun in a challenge with learning range-focusing. And I want to learn how to get better with range-focusing for closer distance shots.
On the camera, there’s 3 focus options:
1. Mountain = Far. Focus distance is 20.7 feet/6.3 meters to infinity.
2. Two standing people = Medium (colored in orange, which is the automatic setting that it gets reset to when sliding cover is closed). Fixed focus distance around 8.9 feet/2.7 meters to infinity.
3. Head and shoulders of two people = Close. Focus distance is approximately 4 feet/1.2 meters.
The one I struggle with the most is the close/option 3 selection. As you can see with my awful flower photo, it’s way closer than 4 feet. I can’t measure for the life of me when I am trying to get closer shots. From my several attempts, it seems like the camera can’t be less than 1 meter away from the object without becoming out-of-focus.
For those who have used this camera, is there any advice on how I can get better at determining what is the best option to select? It seems like it’s an easy answer: Just be better at understanding distance. But I want to hear if there’s any tips or tricks you’ve used to get the better shot.
Thanks!