DOF = depth of field. That is the near point to the far point that appears sharp in the print.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Rogier van der Peijl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 2:10 AM Subject: Re: Using a Macro Lens > Okay now I've followed these mails... but I still don't know what you guys > mean with DOF.. > > regards, > > Rogier > > > >From: Flavio Minelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: Using a Macro Lens > >Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:09:00 +0200 > > > >Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > > > > ... What do you macro shooters do when you > > > want good DOF and good surface detail? Here's the object I want to > > > photograph. Suggestions gratefully accepted. > > > ... > > > >Shel, > >Mark already provided a good answer. > >Scale is missing in your photo but the less the reproduction ratio the > >biggest the DOF with the rest of the parameteres equal. > >A slightly less sharp image is better then a partly out of focus one so > >I'd stop down the lens as far as you need and forget about diffraction, > >especially with the 200mm. > >One the other hand a wideangle provide you with much more DOF then a > >tele-macro lens. I did try a few shots with a SMC K 24/2.7 on a short > >tube (about 12mm) and i really gives you the sense of being <inside> the > >subject... > > > >Ciao, Flavio > >- > >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 . > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Meld je aan bij de grootste e-mailservice wereldwijd met MSN Hotmail: > http://www.hotmail.com/nl > - > 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 .
