Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] how can the 75 Lux focus go bad?
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 16:47:05 -0700

I trust the man with the 13x19. I always choose reality over the internet.
What would you estimate the critical depth of field to be at .7m and f1.4?

John Collier

> From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
> 
>> 
>> http://www.silverlight.co.uk/resources/dof_calc.html
>> 
>>> From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
>>> 
>>>> Wide open and focused close, the depth of field of the 75/1.4
>>>> is between 6mm
>>>> to 8mm (just over a quarter inch).
>>> 
>>> What are you basing this number on?
> 
> I don't believe it's accurate.  I routinely shoot at 1.4 with both a 75 and
> an 85, and I find my critical DOF to be much much larger than 6mm to 8mm.  I
> also print typically 13x19...so DOF is quite noticeable.
> 
> 

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