Could some one test this for me. So far the few minor test I have done have worked, but that is mainly on the WIP that launched this thread. I am in the process of doing a full blown render so my computer is tied up at the moment, but this seems to work.... What I did - and this use to drive my math teachers crazy, and I was okay until they asked me to SHOW my work. grrrr! I always got the right answer, but they marked half off for doing it the wrong way. grrr Okay, here it is in a nutshell Figure I want in focus is at the following x, y, z z=2.021, x & Y = 0 (this is the BODY locations, did not use the hip to place, but would be similar) Here is my Main Camera at 55mm x, y, z Dolly z= 9.617 y= 3.019 x= .246 Now cause I suck at math, I did the following and roughly added the x, y, z, camera values together and came up with the sum 13 rounded off From this I subtracted the figure Xtran 2(.021 dropped) and came up with 11 Next I open the render option and set the fstop to 16 - why, because dimly in the back of my mind I seem to recall that f16 was a good general setting for the kind of DOF I wanted. In the focal distance slot I insert - yeap - 11 I now render, and the render turns out right. I repeated this using a couple other items in me scene and seemed to get similar results. Now I am wondering, is this a Fluke? Or is it just that easy? [scratches head and hopes Poser Gods do not cast lightening bolts his way]