Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/27

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Subject: [Leica] R 60mm and 50mm depth of field differences?
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon Sep 27 21:58:00 2004
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Eric,

Of course the depth of field at similar f-stops is greater with the 50mm 
than with the 60mm, but given that the difference in focal length is not 
large, neither is the difference in DOF.

Nathan

eric wrote:

> 
> Got me thinking about trying out a vanilla 50mm summicron.
> What is minimum focus for this lens?
> Is depth of field for similar f stop settings at similar distances quite 
> different ? (possibly a question that reveals my stupidity - but it 
> needed asking..)
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> 
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