Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The lens doesn't know what the image is being projected on, so with a 50mm lens for example, depth of field is the same using a APS sized sensor, 35mm film, medium format, whatever. It's just that since we all compose in a common way often using rule of thirds and whatnot, we have to move back a few steps with the smaller sensor of the digital to achieve the same composition as the 35mm film. And focusing scales will work since the lens will correct itself for the distance you're at. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 11:14 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 & Depth of Field --BAH! At 10:50 AM 11/1/2006, you wrote: >Such a pity. Leica shooters bemoan the lack of DOF scales on >autofocus SLR lenses because it gives them no way to do hyerfocal >distance focusing on the sly..., or to shoot landscapes with both >foreground and background in focus. > >Lee Wai Leong Lee - I use hyperfocal focusing all the time using the DOF scales on my Leica M lenses. Are you saying that this won't be accurate with the M8 because of the cropping factor? Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information