I have a D40 and the 50mm 1.8 - i have the camera in aperture priority - f8. now i would like to set the focus ring to hyperfocal distance for the f8 and then use the camera as point and shoot for ...

Keeping 2 objects in a shot on different focus planes in acceptable focus can be accomplished by using the general rule of thumb for increasing depth-of-field. Foreground sharpness increases by 1/3 ...