Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/01

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Subject: [Leica] M8 & Depth of Field
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Wed Nov 1 12:23:57 2006
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Heck with it...I want to see more of Diego's models :-)

Raimo K wrote:

> My Rolleiflex is a fixed lens one so no can do - but also a 55 is a 
> 55, regardless. Of course 6x6 is larger so with 135 you only use the 
> center part of the image.
> All the best!
> Raimo K
> Personal photography homepage at:
> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 & Depth of Field
>
>
>> Put a 55 on a 6x6 and compare it with what you get with a 55 on a 35mm.
>>
>> Raimo K wrote:
>>
>>> A 50 is a 50 mm - always (nominally). It does not become a 65 or 
>>> anything else.
>>> All the best!
>>> Raimo K
>>> Personal photography homepage at:
>>> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Johnson" 
>>> <walt@waltjohnson.com>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 2:47 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 & Depth of Field
>>>
>>>
>>>> Luis, I'm not sure I can buy into Jim's statement. a 50 on a 35mm 
>>>> is close to normal (46 mm is closer) if it becomes a 65 wouldn't 
>>>> that change the effective depth of field? Where is that genius Marc 
>>>> when we need him?
>>>>
>>>> Luis Ripoll wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for clarify Jim,
>>>>>
>>>>> Saludos cordiales,
>>>>> Luis
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Mensaje original-----
>>>>> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
>>>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En 
>>>>> nombre de
>>>>> Digiratidoc@aol.com
>>>>> Enviado el: mi?rcoles, 01 de noviembre de 2006 0:16
>>>>> Para: lug@leica-users.org
>>>>> Asunto: Re: [Leica] M8 & Depth of Field
>>>>>
>>>>> Depth of field would not change. It's still a 50mm lens but the 
>>>>> image is cropped.
>>>>> Jim
>>>>> In a message dated 10/31/2006 4:42:02 P.M. Central Standard Time, 
>>>>> luisripoll@telefonica.net writes:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> On the M8 lenses become  1,3x, would this affect the depth of 
>>>>> field?, on
>>>>> other words, will have a lens  the same depth of field and at the 
>>>>> same
>>>>> distance, on a M8 or an M?, maybe is  an stupid question, but if a 
>>>>> 50 is any
>>>>> more a 50 on a M8, and it becomes a  65, I think the depth of 
>>>>> field will
>>>>> proportionally decrease, on this case I  suppose too that actual 
>>>>> scales
>>>>> based
>>>>> on 35mm format will be no more valid for  1,3 format.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your comments,
>>>>>
>>>>> Saludos desde  Barcelona
>>>>> Luis
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