Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Christian Payot wrote: > > Nathan Wajsman a écrit : > > > Hyperfocal distance is a function of (1) aperture; (2) focal length. So in your > > examples below, it is correct that in the first case your hyperfocal distance is > > 8' and 12' respectively. > > Nathan, > It seems, you forgot (3) diameter of circle of confusion... > > Regards, > Christian Payot Which simply determines how soft a thing is allowed to be when it is considered to be in focus. I find for perhaps critical work that say if I'm at F11 I'll use the F8's to put my image into giving myself some leeway. I imagine by doing this I am deciding that their circle of confusion is not small enough for my tastes. For years I thought the circle of confusion was a running joke by the photography teachers and I refused to fall for it. "Oh yeah, the circle of confusion, that explains everything, wink wink" Mark Rabiner the circle of confusion should be an elite photography snot group