Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tri-Elmar and Depth of Field marks
From: "Richard J. Wyble" <rwyble@erols.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 10:02:50 -0400 (EDT)
 
Excerpts from leica: 14-Jun-99 Re: [Leica] Tri-Elmar and D.. Martin
Howard@ikp.liu.se (657*)


> "Hyperfocal" means the point at which as much as possible will be in
> focus (i.e., maximum depth-of-field).  Since a great deal lies at
> infinity (and beyond ;) the hyperfocal distance is the distance which
> covers "infinity" and as much infront of "infinity" as possible.

This I understand. My question therefore seems to be how does one
calculate or even estimate just what that "as much infront of 'infinity'
as possible" might really be?

  rwyble@erols.com
  Richard J. Wyble