RIP: Depth of Field

[space-time]

don't forget shift lenses

[OWC Jamie]

lafinfil wrote:
[quote=Paul F.]
We're teetering on the verge of "too much information" here man...

two words ...... Scheimpflug principle

: -)



who needs DOF when you've got Lensbaby ?
:-)

[Racer X]

OWC Jamie needed tilts for his pic he posted.

[pRICE cUBE]

Racer X wrote:
OWC Jamie needed tilts for his pic he posted.

Show us your tilts!

[lost in space]

How about a shift camera?



Also, it seems to me that autofocus doesn't have to be so accurate with smaller apertures. Might be a factor for cameras with fewer autofocus zones. Maybe the camera companies are trying to avoid the "you make crummy cameras 'cause part of my pictures are fuzzy" customer complaints.

[lafinfil]

Racer X wrote:
OWC Jamie needed tilts for his pic he posted.

Needs to tilt up level and then some rear rise to correct the perspective

lost in space wrote:
How about a shift camera?

Linhof Tech's are very nice cameras. My Tech IV was my favorite field cameras
but the SINAR F2 is still my favorite studio work horse.

[lost in space]

I fiddled around with one, but never shot with it. Sort of like an old Mercedes. Incredible quality. My go to 4x5 was an old Wisner field camera for outdoor stuff. Much lighter, but not so precise.

Once found a Linhof Tech 4x5 bellows and lens and rear standard at a Lawrence Livermore Labs salvage sale, cheap. Brand new in perfect shape, but all the rest of the camera was missing. Go figure. Got a handsome price for it on EB.

[lafinfil]

Wood cameras like the Wisner are perfect for field use where you need light weight
and rigidity but do not need extensive moves. They are very nice cameras and a favorite
of the backpacking landscape photographers.

The Linhof Techs were nice for doing studio product on location and architectural work.
The drop bed front gave you extra forward tilt to compensate for lack of a rear rise and
the back floats on a post at each corner for rear swings and tilts.

Also on later models the top body panel flipped up so you could get a little extra rise
when using a wide lens. Truly German engineering at it's finest.

[Mike Johnson]

Funny, I'm at the point where I want to punch myself in the throat whenever somebody uses the word "bokeh" online.

[Mac1337]

Bokeh sounds so....gay.