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Subject: [Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Tue Nov 25 17:57:31 2008
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Jayanand,

Not many have a TS lens.
I used mine for company product photos before I retired.
I still have it and am thinking about getting the new TS 24 from Nikon.

Cheers,
Len



On Nov 25, 2008, at 8:49 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> Isn't is just easier to use a tilt/shift lens?
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Aram Langhans <leicar@q.com> wrote:
>
>> My understanding is that it looks at each layer (photo taken with a
>> different focal point) and looks for the sharpest details and  
>> masks the
>> rest
>> of the photo.  When it is all done, you can look at each layer and  
>> see what
>> is has chosen as "in focus" and see how it masks the rest out.   
>> Not sure
>> what it did in the case of the leaves that were moving.  It is really
>> remarkable.
>>
>> I put my Leica 35-70/4 on my Rebel XTi and set it up on a tripod.   
>> I used
>> f-4 or 1/2 stop down (I forgot) and focused on the front of the  
>> sundial,
>> then gradually moved the focus point further back until about 6  
>> exposures
>> later, I was focused on the back of the sundial.  I plan on trying  
>> a much
>> deeper trial maybe today. I'll pick a subject w/o any moving  
>> leaves or
>> objects this time.  I was going to try my picket fence, but  
>> thought that
>> would be too academic and boring.  Sundials are more interesting  
>> to me.
>>
>> Aram
>>
>>
>>> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:05:16 -0800
>>> From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
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>>> what does it do>? does blur the surrounding?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Aram Langhans <leicar@q.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here is an attempt at using PS CS4's Extended DOF feature.  It is a
>>> blend
>>>> of
>>>> 6 images.  It looks a bit funny because the wind was blowing around
>>> some of
>>>> the leaves, so some are ghostly in appearance.  I kind of like  
>>>> that,
>>> but
>>>> that was not the purpose.  I just wanted to give the new feature a
>>> try.
>>>> Anyone have some better examples?
>>>>
>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/sundial-fall-9911-
>>> Edit.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5na5zu
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Comments welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Aram
>>
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Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial)
In reply to: Message from leicar at q.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial)