Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Hyperfocal" means the point at which as much as possible will be in focus (i.e., maximum depth-of-field). Since a great deal lies at infinity (and beyond ;) the hyperfocal distance is the distance which covers "infinity" and as much infront of "infinity" as possible. So, yes, the 30, 50 & 100 formula provide the maximum depth-of-field for any given aperture setting. M. - -- Martin Howard, Grad. Schl. for Human-Machine Interaction, | HMI/IKP, Linkoping University, SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden.| Just Tel: +46 13 28 5741; Fax: +46 28 2579; ICQ: 354739 | say "DOOH" E-mail: marho@ikp.liu.se; www.iav.ikp.liu.se/staff/marho/ +------------