Which is exactly why, a couple of years ago, we had a thread on the utility of
DOF and I said then I thought it a waste of time on 35mm cameras. If you think
you can judge depth of field accurately when you're stopped way down, as one
usually is shooting macro, I believe, sir, you kid yourself! (Not you, Bill)
John Coyle
Nicholas John Consultants
Brisbane, Australia
On Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:46 PM, Bill D. Casselberry
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> John wrote:
>
> > You could always look out for an old pre-set lens, where
> > you get auto-DOF preview...:-)
>
> Sheesh Guys! Depth of Field was one of the first concepts
> I "worked on" and learned when I got the serious photography
> bug. At the time I was using an old Agfa B2 Speedex 6x6 folder
> w/ no ttl viewing at all. Later a Canonet QL17 GIII rangefinder.
> It is, after all, a simple relationship between focal length
> and focus distance - these days,w/ SLR's, I just do it naturally,
> ("in my head", as it 'twere) and/or w/ a quick glance at the
> lens' scale. Rarely do I actually use the DOF preview function
> on my Spotmatics. Of course, using m42 glass on the K-bodies
> gives "Auto-DOF Preview" even though it's a bit dark to tell
> anything anyway.
>
> Bill
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