Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/08

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: DOF -Optical vs Apparent
From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 15:47:43 -0500

> OK, explain how OPTICAL depth-of-field could exist independent of
>
>     (a) the essentially arbitrarily chosen 0.03mm CoC size,

No one said the optical DOF doesn't have the COC as part of its equation.

>     (b) an observer.

Is the number 3 the number three, even though no one is 'observing' it?

It depends on what you mean by 'an observer'.  Of course, if no one looks at
'it' then there is no consciousness of DOF, if that's what you mean.  If you
mean you NEED an observer to have DOF, that isn't the case.