[Leica] Is the DOF using a digital sensor any different than thatof film?

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 10:47 PM -0600 2/6/09, George Lottermoser wrote:
>And when i worked with a specific view camera lens
>it never occurred to me
>to ask if the DOF changed
>when I changed the back
>from 8x10 to 5x7 or 4x5 or 6 cm x 9 cm.
>
>DOF does not change
>with a format change.
>DOF changes only with
>a change of f:stop or
>with a change in distance
>between the lens and the plane of focus.
>

George, you've used a Sinar, haven't you? On the depth of field 
scale, attached to the rear fine focus adjustment, the DoF scales are 
there for 4x5 or 5x7 or 8x10, or there is a combination scale. 
They're different for each format.



>Regards,
>George Lottermoser
>george@imagist.com
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>
>On Feb 6, 2009, at 10:26 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>
>>  When I worked more with view cameras a loupe on the ground glass 
>>gave me the information I needed.
>
>
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