Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Brownlow wrote: > > > 2000-06-05-00:40:03 Christer Almqvist: > >> ..... I get the impression that the depth of field with the asph lens is > >> much wider (or larger or deeper or whatever) than with the comparable > >> pre-asph lens. > > My impression FWIW is that I get less *perceived* dof with the asph 35/1.4 > wide open, because some of it is actually sharp! The pre-asph had many > wonderful qualities but sharpness wide open was not really one of them, with > the result that there was so much glow and confusion, the dof was quite hard > to work out. Or, in another sense, I suppose it had zero d.o.f! So maybe > you're right. > > -- > Johnny Deadman > If you want increased DOF just put a Tiffen #3 fog filter over the lens. It wound matter what distance you set the lens at! It all looks the same! Mark Rabiner been 20 years since i've touched one. reformed!