[Leica] Depth of field at f/2 (50mm)

[krieger at usc.edu (Martin Krieger)]

Sorry for the last message having no content, I hit Send accidentally.

I have been shooting with the 19mm R lens for so long, I did not realize how 
little depth of field one has with a 50mm lens at say 0.6 or 0.8 meters at 
f/2--a centimeter or two. Taking portraits of construction workers coming to 
work at 6am, shooting at f/2 with 400 speed slide film, I got quite soft 
images (and many blurred ones, too!). But then I realized how little depth 
of field one has. (I know about focusing on highlights of the eyes, but 
there is more here that is of interest.) If anyone has wisdom on this, 
besides pushing the film to 1200 and using a tripod, I would be grateful.

Martin Krieger
krieger@usc.edu