Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]so, does it require the past experience of lowered depth of field depending on focal distance? is that an innate knowledge? i recognize the effect from taking pictures on my train layout as a kid, but what about normal folk? ric On Aug 10, 2010, at 4:52 PM, Tim Gray wrote: > On Aug 10, 2010 at 02:55 PM -0400, Tina Manley wrote: >> What is it about a tilt shift lens that gives the visual impression of >> miniaturization? > > Depth of field (DOF) is very small at close focus distances. To get a big > picture of miniatures, you traditionally have to be close in. Tilt-shift > lenses obviously let you futz with the DOF in non-traditional ways, > shrinking it to a small layer if you desire. So it looks like a photo of > a miniature. > > Isn't that all there is too it? Or to word it another way: Does > tilt-shift give the impression of looking at miniatures, or does it give > the impression of looking at a picture of miniatures? > > (Though the eye does have DOF.) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information