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Subject: [OM] Re: Figuring out depth of field with 4/3 adaptor
From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 23:51:49 -0500
Radix, it's nice to see a somewhat newer member than me - welcome! 
And your English seems fine to me . . .

Thanks for the link; the article is very helpful.

Yes, very unfortunate that a small number of people have given
Indonesia a bad reputation on the Web.  Of course Zuikoholics know no
boundaries. ;o)

Cheers!/ScottGee1

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:16:27 +0700, Radix <rascalia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi guys,
> interesting discussion here, but there's an interesting article about DOF of
> a digital camera
> http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/dof/index.html
> sorry if it's been posted before.
> 
> BTW, this is kinda my introduction post to the list. Been lurking for a
> couples of month, and i'm from Indonesia, that's right guys :) (i know
> indonesian isn't very popular on the web *sigh*)... but at least here's one
> that started to become a zuikoholic... is that a good thing? :)
> 
> I got a OM-4 and couples of zuiko lenses, and couples of question for you
> guys, but that's for another post i guess... so this is all for now, and
> sorry for my english.
> regards from Indonesia,
> Radix
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx>
> 
> > Perhaps someone would explain to me why the DOF would be any different
> from what the scale on the lens indicates.  It's still a 24mm lens, and just
> because it's on a digital whatzis that captures only the central portion of
> the projected image, making the FOV equivalent to a 48mm lens on a real --
> excuse me -- on a film camera, shouldn't change the DOF.  Should it?  Would
> it?  Does it?
> >
> > If I duct tape my 150/5.6 Schneider Symmar to the proper extension tube
> combination and attach it to an OM body, the DOF in the little-bitty bit I
> capture on 35mm film would be the same as the DOF in that same central
> portion on a 4x5 in. piece of film.
> >
> > Please show me the error in my thinking and give two examples.
> >
> > Walt, using an analog analogy
> >
> > --
> > "Anything more than 500 yards from
> > the car just isn't photogenic." --
> > Edward Weston
> 
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