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- Scott Burton wrote:
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- > Depth of field can be calculated fairly simply (simple for those people
- > who know how to use that math stuff, it involves numbers...I think)
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- I've been known to use that math stuff on occasion. Here's one way
- (there are several) to calculate the near and far limits of focus.
-
- h = ( f * f ) / ( a * c )
- near = ( h * s ) / ( h + s - f )
- far = ( s * near ) / ( 2 * near - s )
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- where
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- s is Focal Distance
- f is Focal Length
- c is Circle of Confusion Diameter
- a is Aperture (F-Stop)
- h is Hyperfocal Distance
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- The units don't really matter, but they all have to be the same, so
- it's easiest to use meters. Notice that at 30 feet, f/2.8, a 50 mm
- lens on a 35mm SLR, with a circle of confusion diameter of .025 mm,
- near is 23'10" and far is 40'5". Pretty close to 1:2 (or 1/3 : 2/3),
- but go to f/4 and the proportions change to 1:3 (1/4 : 3/4).
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- - Ernie
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