Is it true that even for the same focal length, different lens have different DOF? And lets say if i use a 70mm lens on a Nikon D70, even though the focal length will increase to 105mm, the DOF remains as if it were the same 70mm lens? It seems like it is harder to get the beautiful shallow DOF I get with my minolta film camera...
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DOF is controlled by the ACTUAL focal length (not modified by FOV crop factor) and aperture and focusing point .
the shorter the focal length, the deeper the depth of field (which is why wide angles have huge DOF and p&s with their extremely short focal length)
the wider the aperture, the shallower the depth of field
focusing point: the closer you are to the minimum focusing distance for your lense, the shallower the dof.
DOF is controlled by the ACTUAL focal length (not modified by FOV crop factor) and aperture and focusing point .
the shorter the focal length, the deeper the depth of field (which is why wide angles have huge DOF and p&s with their extremely short focal length)
the wider the aperture, the shallower the depth of field
focusing point: the closer you are to the minimum focusing distance for your lense, the shallower the dof.
grado said:
You mean u tried 70mm on D70 and the same 70mm on your film camera and both lenses have the same aperture ?
to summarize for the benifit of all:
apparatus: say we have: film body, digital body(1.5xFLM), 70mm/f2 lens, 105mm/f2 lens
scene 1: film body + 105mm lens, shoot at f2.8
and
scene 2: digital body + 70mm lens, shoot at f2.
result: both shots will have
1. same effective angle of view
2. same DOF
:cheers: :vhappy: :cheergal:
apparatus: say we have: film body, digital body(1.5xFLM), 70mm/f2 lens, 105mm/f2 lens
scene 1: film body + 105mm lens, shoot at f2.8
and
scene 2: digital body + 70mm lens, shoot at f2.
result: both shots will have
1. same effective angle of view
2. same DOF
:cheers: :vhappy: :cheergal:
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