I don't necessarily want to resurrect this discussion, but I found this article informative.


http://www.trenholm.org/hmmerk/DOFR.html


He says that if you focus at the hyperfocal distance, the background will be disappointingly blurry.


With my experiment, this is what I found, as well.


He doesn't believe in the "old story" of focusing at the hyperfocal distance.


I think that I might do better by using Photoshop, and focus stacking two images, than taking chances with hyperfocal distance experiments.