[Leica] New Puts article

[shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)]

correct.  for example, the 4x5 2.8 xenotar has approximately the
same DOF as the Noctilux in 35mm.

http://www.shinozuka.org/20040914-xeno/

-rei


On Jun25 22:22, Jacques Bilinski wrote:
> 
> 
> hlritter@mindspring.com wrote:
> 
> >Two prints at the same scale, one from a small sensor and one from a 
> >large 
> >one, will have identical depth of field if shot at the same f-ratio.
> >
> > 
> >
> I don't believe this is true.  As Steve pointed out the 'circle of 
> confusion comes into play'. In fact 2 prints from different size sensors 
> will have identical depth of field if shot at the same absolute 
> aperature (ie measured in millimetres), not the same f-ratio. 
> Photographers who have shot portraits with large format cameras and 
> subminiatures may know empirically that the large format camera will 
> show a shallower depth of field at the same f-ratio. Has anyone seen any 
> prints from a subminiature with shallow depth of field?       

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