[Leica] M8 & Depth of Field

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

Depth of field is an illusion. There is only one plane of focus.  
Perceived depth of field is partially dependent on magnification. A  
cropped photo is magnified from the original if printed the same  
size. Therefore, the depth of field will be different if full frame,  
same sized prints from an M6 and an M8 are compared.

John Collier


On 31-Oct-06, at 4:39 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote:

> -----Mensaje original-----
> Depth of field would not change. It's still a 50mm lens but the  
> image is
> cropped.
>
> Jim
>
> luisripoll@telefonica.net writes:
>
> On the M8 lenses become  1,3x, would this affect the depth of  
> field?, on
> other words, will have a lens  the same depth of field and at the same
> distance, on a M8 or an M?, maybe is  an stupid question, but if a  
> 50 is any
> more a 50 on a M8, and it becomes a  65, I think the depth of field  
> will
> proportionally decrease, on this case I  suppose too that actual  
> scales
> based
> on 35mm format will be no more valid for  1,3 format.