Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]IMHO, wikipedia has a pretty good write-up on DOF. You may want to check it out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field Please also read the "Discussion" tab. Regarding 50mm f/1 turns into a 100mm f/1, let's keep that out for now. :) -Pasvorn On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Is the DOF using a digital sensor (e.g M8, Pana G1) any different than that > of film? > > In a question on Rangefinder forum, I was asking about using the Pana G1 as > the most economical way to play "digital M", and got into a discussion on > "loss of DOF" with digital sensors. > > I never understood that. With a crop sensor, isn't it just like shooting > with a third of the 36 x 24mm frame covered? > > The razor thin DOF of my Noctilux is still razor thin, just that the image > that I'm taking is like cropping it to that of a 100mm lens. Or, to think > of > it another way, my Noctilux becomes a 100mm f1 portrait lens, a focal > length > that once was considered close to perfect for portraits. > > And fortunately, with the Panasonic, I see what I'm framing. > > Isn't that so, about the DOF? > > regards > Vick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >