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Subject: [Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue Nov 25 18:04:31 2008
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Len,
So am I. If I am not mistaken, Canon have a few tilt/shift lenses as well.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 7:27 AM, Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net>wrote:

> 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 len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial)
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Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial)
Message from len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial)