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> Right and left are relative terms, and fairly unspecific when
> talking about rotation--especially when you bring in cultural
> norms.
>
> Turn the /focus ring/ *clockwise* to sharpen focus on *distant*
> subjects. Turn *counterclockwise* to sharpen focus on *near*
> objects.
Define "near". Is 1 meter near? Is it near when the previous subject
was .5 meter?
Is .5 meter near? is it near when the previous subject was .3 meter?
In the first instance, you are going to be treating 1 meter as
distant.
I think it is wrong to try to qualify the direction of rotation in
this instance. If the reader is told that turning the rotation ring
will change the focus, they WILL figure it out. ...not everything
always needs to be described to such granular detail.
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