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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BillB" data-source="post: 1589110" data-attributes="member: 65482">If you are pressed for time, you can also shift the apparent image from the scope into the camera macro range by deliberately focusing the scope a very small amount beyond the target (now commonly called "back focusing").  While not as precise as the Gene's suggestion, it is pretty fast, and with a little practice, I have found that it works fairly well most of the time.  It also does not require that you use the camera display for focusing the scope.Bill</blockquote>