Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 10, 2010 at 02:55 PM -0400, Tina Manley wrote: > What is it about a tilt shift lens that gives the visual impression of > miniaturization? Depth of field (DOF) is very small at close focus distances. To get a big picture of miniatures, you traditionally have to be close in. Tilt-shift lenses obviously let you futz with the DOF in non-traditional ways, shrinking it to a small layer if you desire. So it looks like a photo of a miniature. Isn't that all there is too it? Or to word it another way: Does tilt-shift give the impression of looking at miniatures, or does it give the impression of looking at a picture of miniatures? (Though the eye does have DOF.)