Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital DOF
From: Dan C <leicaman@sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:52:58 -0500
References: <000201c3f75c$658235b0$6401a8c0@dorysrusp4> <p05100300bc5b695f858c@[10.0.1.5]>

I am unable to get the same out-of-focus backgrounds with my small sensor
digicam, using same angle of view and same aperture settings as with my
35mm cameras.

- -dan c.

At 10:01 AM 20-02-04 -0800, Jacques Bilinski & Barbara Bradbury wrote:
>
>>
>> I doubt it will. Sensor size, or rather the relationship between
>> sensor size and the final image is indeed important in determining
>> DOF.
>>
>> Once again you are ignoring CoC considerations; ie, DOF on the
>> negative is not the same as DOF on the print.
>>
>So Henning, a quick (practical) question.  Is it the case that a small
>sensor digital camera is not able to produce a portrait with an out-of-focus
>background the way a 35mm can (same f stop and same perspective)?  This was
>stated on the LUG a while back, but may or may not be true.
>

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