To say "Shoot everything at f/22" is mighty general.
- with some lenses, f/22 will yield diffraction which might prevent quality
enlargements if clarity is the goal.
- f/22 might provide a great depth-of-field, but not all photos require it
or benefit from it.
Sometimes a nice landscape requires some out-of-focus elements to give a 3-D
effect, or focus the eye of the viewer on a particular part of the picture.
It could be a question of style. (Some people really want everything in
focus.)
It could be a question of wanting to be like someone else. (Ansel Adams and
buddies liked f-64...)
It could be a personal preference.
Whatever the reasoning behind the blanket statement, it probably will do no
good to debate it. When you shoot, you can use what you want.
If you did want f/22 in all situations, you'd probably be carrying a tripod
(should anyway), cable release, and maybe even a neutral density filter or
two (if you were shooting in bright daylight with fast film)
There are no absolutes. This image (see link below) was shot at about f/8
to get a shutter speed that would allow hand-held work with this beast of a
zoom - the scan does not do the shot justice but even as presented, I don't
think there is anything disturbingly out-of-focus:
http://whitemetal.com/photos_2001/scenic_2000_02.htm
Paul M. Provencher
(ppro)
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