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

[dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)]

You don't have to push the film, just buy a film that is rated higher
anyway (Neopan 1600 comes to mind). For all practical purposes, Neopan
1600 is equal to 400TX when it comes to grain etc (personally, I think
it's better, not worse).

There's Delta 3200 too, but in my experience, Neopan 1600 is a safer
bet. It more or less works out of the box.

Otherwise ... if you don't like a tripod you could get a monopod ...
or take yoga lessons :-)

Daniel

On 9/18/05, Martin Krieger <krieger@usc.edu> wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 
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