But, as one other member said some time ago, it's useful for evaluating the amount of fuzziness in out-of-focus areas. The opposite of DOF, in other words.
-----Original Message----- From: John Coyle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: den 24 oktober 2001 09:22 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Real DOF & the Pentax K1000 Which is exactly why, a couple of years ago, we had a thread on the utility of DOF and I said then I thought it a waste of time on 35mm cameras. If you think you can judge depth of field accurately when you're stopped way down, as one usually is shooting macro, I believe, sir, you kid yourself! (Not you, Bill) John Coyle Nicholas John Consultants Brisbane, Australia On Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:46 PM, Bill D. Casselberry [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > John wrote: > > > You could always look out for an old pre-set lens, where > > you get auto-DOF preview...:-) > > Sheesh Guys! Depth of Field was one of the first concepts > I "worked on" and learned when I got the serious photography > bug. At the time I was using an old Agfa B2 Speedex 6x6 folder > w/ no ttl viewing at all. Later a Canonet QL17 GIII rangefinder. > It is, after all, a simple relationship between focal length > and focus distance - these days,w/ SLR's, I just do it naturally, > ("in my head", as it 'twere) and/or w/ a quick glance at the > lens' scale. Rarely do I actually use the DOF preview function > on my Spotmatics. Of course, using m42 glass on the K-bodies > gives "Auto-DOF Preview" even though it's a bit dark to tell > anything anyway. > > Bill - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
