Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Brian Walters
According to my Inbox, Matthew was the 100th poster Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:18 -0400, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I don't really have

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: According to my Inbox, Matthew was the 100th poster According to my Gmail account, frank was the 100th, as he intended. (Gmail split off a few posts, due to changes to the subject line.) I am willing to cede the

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Me the camera were set up on the roof, the on camera flash was in wireless master mode and the flashes that the models were holding were in wireless slave mode (ie the on camera flash triggered the flashes below) Because we

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: According to my Gmail account, frank was the 100th, as he intended. (Gmail split off a few posts, due to changes to the subject line.)  I am willing to cede the honor to frank. Thanks, Matthew. I'm not sure that honor (or

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Luiz Felipe
Hard as it is to remain serious in this thread, I'll try. :-) Magnification is one of the keys, and very important. For a while, let's keep the aperture and circle of confusion effects out of the equation (make them constant to all the scenarios below). So for this moment, magnification is

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 7, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Cotty wrote: Well slap my ass and call me Sally. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 7, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Luiz Felipe wrote: Hard as it is to remain serious in this thread, I'll try. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread DagT
...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:41 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Trading resolution for depth of field Sir, MY burden of proof is no greater than yours. If you cant provide any reliable proof that my contention is not true, then your word

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread JC OConnell
: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:55 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Trading resolution for depth of field Hard as it is to remain serious in this thread, I'll try. :-) Magnification is one of the keys, and very important. For a while, let's keep the aperture and circle of confusion effects

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread JC OConnell
, 2009 5:59 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Trading resolution for depth of field H, now lets see... Yes, if you look at the picture from the same distance, you will sense that the DOF is larger if the magnification is less. But, if the picture is the same then you reduce the size

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 02:56:15PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Apr 7, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Cotty wrote: Well slap my ass and call me Sally. Mark! Not Mark, Sally. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread pnstenquist
That is fun. How did it end up in this awful thred! :-) Paul - Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Me the camera were set up on the roof, the on camera flash was in wireless master mode and the flashes that

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Larry Colen
hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Luiz Felipe Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:55 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Trading resolution for depth of field Hard as it is to remain serious

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread DagT
at time of exposure dude. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of DagT Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:59 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Trading resolution for depth of field H, now lets

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread JC OConnell
to film plane, or both. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 6:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 7, 2009, at 14:35 , Cotty wrote: Well slap my ass and call me Sally. I want this on a T shirt if it skills me. This should be on a T-shirt as well, perhaps after one letter removed... Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 7, 2009, at 15:26 , JC OConnell wrote: Its the in-camera maginification that makes the difference, a REAL difference. Please define in-camera. 'Cause the lens is ex-camera. :-) If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread JC OConnell
resolution for depth of field On Apr 7, 2009, at 15:26 , JC OConnell wrote: Its the in-camera maginification that makes the difference, a REAL difference. Please define in-camera. 'Cause the lens is ex-camera. :-) If it doesn't excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 7, 2009, at 15:28 , JC OConnell wrote: print size does not change DOF, never does and never will. DOF is locked into the image at time of exposure dude. When I was making BW 40 x 60 prints from 35mm Tri-X in the late 1960s, the DoF of the print was the grain. If the grain was sharp

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 10:35:03PM +0100, Cotty wrote: On 7/4/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I don't really have anything to say, I just wanted to be the 100th poster on this thread. Well slap my ass and call me Sally. I want this on a T shirt if it skills me. Be

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread Joseph McAllister
Others, wiser than we, have already discussed this to conclusions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_confusion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_Field Unless the changes made yesterday evening to the DoF listing were mischievous PDMLrs. :-) On Apr 7, 2009, at 05:57 , Cory

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-07 Thread David Savage
I figured to mood needed lightening. What better way then with goofy photos :-) DS On 08/04/2009, pnstenqu...@comcast.net pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That is fun. How did it end up in this awful thred! :-) Paul - Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: - Original Message

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Doug Brewer
Larry Colen wrote: Perhaps someone has already done the math, or the experimentation, and can just give me the answers. Scott's pictures of his Nishiki inspired me to shoot some of my mongrel legnano. I rode it to lunch today, and on the way back to the office was getting some shots of it with

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread JC OConnell
depth of field is determined solely by in camera magnification and working fstop. So cropping/format is not a factor but changing lenses from a given distance will affect DOF, likewise moving further away with the same lens and stopping down more will also both increase DOF. JC O'Connell

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Bob W
Perhaps someone has already done the math, or the experimentation, and can just give me the answers. Scott's pictures of his Nishiki inspired me to shoot some of my mongrel legnano. I rode it to lunch today, and on the way back to the office was getting some shots of it with some lupin by

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:32:37PM +0100, Bob W wrote: So, if I'm willing to trade resolution for depth of field, am I better off using a wider angle lens and cropping (my intuition says yes), or do I get the same benefit by just combining pixels (which would also reduce noise) for a

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/4/09, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: To calculate the nearest (dn) and furthest (df) points in focus use the following formulae: dn = U * F^2 / [F^2 + (U * c * f)] df = U * F^2 / [F^2 - (U * c * f)] where c = circle of confusion U = subject distance F = focal length f = f-number To

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Bob W
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:32:37PM +0100, Bob W wrote: So, if I'm willing to trade resolution for depth of field, am I better off using a wider angle lens and cropping (my intuition says yes), or do I get the same benefit by just combining pixels (which would also reduce noise)

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread JC OConnell
hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 5:47 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Trading resolution for depth of field On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:32:37PM +0100, Bob W

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Bob W
5:47 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Trading resolution for depth of field On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:32:37PM +0100, Bob W wrote: So, if I'm willing to trade resolution for depth of field, am I better off using a wider angle lens and cropping (my intuition says yes

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Doug Brewer Subject: Re: Trading resolution for depth of field Larry Colen wrote: Perhaps someone has already done the math, or the experimentation, and can just give me the answers. Scott's pictures of his Nishiki inspired me to shoot some of my mongrel

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Luiz Felipe
hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe (I'm still laughing) Cotty escreveu: On 6/4/09, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: To calculate the nearest (dn) and furthest (df) points in focus use the following formulae: dn = U * F^2 / [F^2 + (U * c * f)] df = U * F^2 / [F^2 - (U * c * f)] where c = circle

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:51:37PM +0100, Bob W wrote: Ah. Thanks. Focal length is second order factor, circle of confusion is first order, so focal length has a greater effect on DOF, than CoC (pixel size). Circle of confusion is not pixel size. I misunderstood it then. I always

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Bob W
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:51:37PM +0100, Bob W wrote: Ah. Thanks. Focal length is second order factor, circle of confusion is first order, so focal length has a greater effect on DOF, than CoC (pixel size). Circle of confusion is not pixel size. I misunderstood it then. I

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Bob W
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:51:37PM +0100, Bob W wrote: Ah. Thanks. Focal length is second order factor, circle of confusion is first order, so focal length has a greater effect on DOF, than CoC (pixel size). Circle of confusion is not pixel size. I misunderstood

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 6, 2009, at 13:40 , Doug Brewer wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Perhaps someone has already done the math, or the experimentation, and can just give me the answers. Scott's pictures of his Nishiki inspired me to shoot some of my mongrel legnano. I rode it to lunch today, and on the way back

Re: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread John Poirier
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:46 PM Subject: Re: Trading resolution for depth of field I misunderstood it then. I always thought that the circle of confusion represented the smallest area that could be resolved. That anything between a mathematical point

RE: Trading resolution for depth of field

2009-04-06 Thread JC OConnell
] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 6:36 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Trading resolution for depth of field Coc is always a factor. You can change the viewing distance or the print size, and the depth of field changes. Bob The question was regarding relative DOF

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