Shel, Thanks for the comments. DOF certainly is an issue with APS sized sensors. When I was shooting 67 medium format, getting enough DOF was an issue. Now shooting APS, it can be excessive. Certain images benefit from it and others are weakened. It reinforces the need for fast glass for the normal working lenses. If I shoot the FA 50/1.4, I have no problem getting the right amount of DOF.
The Exif data for the posted shot was: ISO - 800 Focal Length - 63mm 1/125 @ f/2.8 It is interesting to note that the digi P&S cameras exhibit this problem even further - with the tiny sensors they have. Most people would be more forgiving of having too much in focus rather than not enough. So it may be that one of the reasons the little digi's seem to do better (in the eyes of the user) than their film counterparts is the greater DOF. Bruce Tuesday, June 1, 2004, 10:09:46 AM, you wrote: SB> I like that one, Bruce. It catches a nice moment ;-)) SB> One of the things I'm starting to notice with the pentax, and some other SB> DSLR's, is the excessive DOF that sometimes encroaches on what might SB> otherwise be an excellent or exceptional photograph. I'm not specifically SB> criticizing your pic, and I'm not sure I'm even criticizing the way these SB> digi cameras work, especially with lenses that don't provide particularly SB> shallow DOF to begin with, however, it's an observation that your pic SB> motivated comment upon. Personally, I'd have liked a little less sharpness SB> from the guy in the back, yet it doesn't always seem possible to control SB> the DOF on the shallow end with these cameras. I'd love to hear some SB> comments about this. SB> Shel Belinkoff >> [Original Message] >> From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Taken at a baseball game. *istD, Tamron 28-75/2.8 DI. >> >> Here's the link: >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp5903.htm >> >> >> Bruce
