Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The DOF depth of field stays the same but the plane it lays on changes. You have the plane of field skim over the tops of things. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography mark at rabinergroup.com > From: Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:52:58 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Tilt-Shift Miniatures > > On Aug 10, 2010 at 02:55 PM -0400, Tina Manley wrote: >> What is it about a tilt shift lens that gives the visual impression of >> miniaturization? > > Depth of field (DOF) is very small at close focus distances. To get a big > picture of miniatures, you traditionally have to be close in. Tilt-shift > lenses obviously let you futz with the DOF in non-traditional ways, > shrinking it to a small layer if you desire. So it looks like a photo of a > miniature. > > Isn't that all there is too it? Or to word it another way: Does tilt-shift > give the impression of looking at miniatures, or does it give the > impression > of looking at a picture of miniatures? > > (Though the eye does have DOF.) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information