Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 9:57 PM -0700 8/10/10, Frank wrote:
>Mark... tilting ( or swinging) the lensboard changes the "uprightness" or
>"plumbness" of the plane of focus.... which in effect does change the DOF...
>for a plumb scene.....
>
>Opening up the lens, changes the degree of DOF... more or less...
>perpendicular to the focus plane.
>
>For max fun, you open up as wide as possible, and tilt to suit your scene.
>
>As Bob uses his T+S lens to enhance DOF ( or really, all he does is to
>rotate the focus plane) to get max DOF, do it "wrong" and you get the effect
>you see in these photos....
>
>BTW, no one mentioned the fast speed of the people.... caused by a slow
>FPS.... which we also relate to as insect like movement... miniatures.....
Yes, the speed also helps, especially with the water as that aspect
is hard to control in miniatures. If you want models to photograph
correctly with wave motion, you have to use wetting agent (to avoid
large water drops) and slow down the motion.
>
>You could tilt the lens up or down to create the effect ..... the scene will
>tell you which is correct.....
>
>Can't do this well with a RF (Film) camera..... best for an SLR.... film or
>digital.
>
Works great with a 4x5 or larger. None of that little stuff. :-)
>Frank Filippone
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