Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] depth of field on Leica vario lens
From: Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:03:22 -0800 (PST)

What a great tool!!!! Thanks Henning.

- --- Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote:
> At 3:29 PM -0700 1/12/03, Mike wrote:
> >I recently purchased a R6.2 and a Vario-Elmar
> 1:4/35-70 lens. One thing that
> >is missing on the lens is the depth of field scale
> that is included on most
> >lenses. The instructions state that the depth of
> field information can be
> >obtained from leica's depth-of-field table # 920
> 003. I have searched the
> >leica site and it is not there. I've also tried
> searching the web with no
> >luck.
> >
> >Does anyone know where I can download it or perhaps
> have a photocopy or scan
> >I could have?
> 
> All 35-70 lenses for 35mm have the same depth of
> field, so general 
> tables like those at:
> 
>
http://www.reginaphotoclub.com/webapps/Depth-of-FieldCalculator.html
> 
> will calculate your depth of field for you. Just
> print out the table 
> for the focal lengths you want, and keep them with
> your.
> 
> For the example in the URL above, different browsers
> give me 
> different looking results, so you might want to
> experiment, 
> especially if you want them in meters.
> 
> My best results come from OSX 10.2.3 and Chimera
> Navigator FWIW.
> 
> This table also has instruction on the formula used,
> so you can make 
> your own table in a spreadsheet.
> 
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