Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm not obsessive about it, but I could never say that I don't use the DOF preview feature. Once and a while, I really want to see what I'll be getting at different settings, and on those occassions, it's a great thing to have. B. D. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Austin > Franklin > Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 2:06 PM > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Re: Bokeh vs. Nukeh, WYSIWYG > > > > > As I said earlier, stopping down to check DOF so that Scheimpflug and > > f/stop characteristics can be adjusted, is the staple method of the > > professional photography trade. > > In 25 years of professional photography, and all the > professionals I know, > I don't know any who actually uses the DOF preview. I'm sure some people > do use it, I just don't know any. Perhaps it's a Left Coast thing ;-) > > Every lense I have has a DOF scale. I (and everyone else I know) simply > use that, and get exactly what I want. Now, I really don't know what is > meant by "in focus", ie, are the fringes of the DOF scale really "in > focus"...but I can say that using the DOF scale has worked great > for me for > 25 years... > > On the other hand, I tend to like very flat DOF, (one reason why > I like the > Leica lenses, they do have amazing bokeh ;-), so for the most > part, I tend > to like to shoot full open, or pretty close to it...unless for a specific > purpose I want the background in focus. > > I'd really be curious as to how many SLR users on this list actually use > the DOF preview??? > >