----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron Hood" Subject: *ist D and the Hyper-focal scale
> Reposted because no one seemed to answer it: > > I have another question for those who have the D and a 24mm or similar > wide prime; it would appear you can focus closer with the D than with a > standard film camera with the same lens. Has anyone figured out whether > or not their hyperfocal scale still works, or how much it is out by (or > is it by how much it is out)? I wonder if we get increased or decreased > depth of field owing to the magnification/cropping factor and the > decreased lens to sensor distance. Close focusing distance is the same for any given lens. > > I would be very interested to know, especially with regard to the > FA*24mm f=2. I noticed my 28-70 will focus to under 1 foot on the D; I > imagine the 24 will be down around 8 inches or less; I can't imagine > what an FA 100 2.8 Macro (now a 150 2.8) will focus down to. And at > those closer than spec'd distances, will the macro ring light vignette > on a FA 100 macro (a lens I plan on purchasing)? It will focus to the same distace, and gives the same reproduction ratio. At least the A 100mm f/2.8 macro does. Note that because the sensor is smaller, a smaller area is recorded. William Robb >
