Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Ken Karina - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Lassiter" <kenlass@gate.net> To: "Leica Users Forum" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 3:46 AM Subject: [Leica] Noctliux Depth of Field Scale > Ted is right. Basically, you have no depth of field at f/1.0. > > My practice is to bracket for depth of field. When shooting at f/1.0, I > do this by moving my head forward slightly then back slightly, shooting > 3 frames quickly. Try it. It is easy. > > If you really want to have this info, you can contact Leica in NJ and > they have a great publication with depth of field tables for all > lenses. It shows that for the Noctilux at f/1.0: > > The hypofocal distance is 81.17 metres or about 266 feet. Focus at > Infinity and your depth is from 266 feet to Infinity. Focus at 81.17 > metres and your depth of field is from 133 feet (40.6 metres) to > Infinity. > > At a distance of 1.0 metres, or 3.28 feet, the depth of field is from > 0.99 to 1.01 metres or about 3/4 inch. See Ted is right! > > Ken Lassiter > Boynton Beach, FL > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html