Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Johnny Deadman wrote: > > on 6/7/01 3:50 PM, Gil, Miguel (US - Los Angeles) at mgil@deloitte.com > wrote: > > > Frank, > > > > The depth of field is different with each lens even if they are the same > > distance from the subject therefore the perspective is different. Or am I > > wrong? > > the DOF is the same, I think, *when you take into account the > magnification*. > -- > John Brownlow > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com If you achieve the same magnification by moving your feet, then the DOF will be the same. But the context here is cropping a wideangle shot to give the same magnification as a tele (while keeping the camera-subject distance and f-stop the same). In this case the cropped shot will have a greater DOF. One of the reasons I don't use my digital camera (Olympus C2000Z) for street shooting is because of its unseemly DOF, even at tele settings. The main reason is that 'hope it fires before I get old' feeling after clicking the shutter. Oh, and I've got a 28 Elmarit now (3rd generation Canadian). I've run a couple of films through it, I'll put some pictures up at the weekend. - -- Stephen Holloway http://www.deepturtle.com