Digital BW, The Print

Did you see the price? Should I mortgage my cats now?

Jerry



mkravit wrote:
> 
> Larry,
> 
> I am not sure what the point is?
> 
> BTW, the new Canon digital to be released in Orlando next month is
> said to be a 6 megapixel camera with a 1:1 chip. So the focal length
> of a 50mm lens is the same whether it is digital or 35mm film.
> 
> Mike
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "riskdr8138"
> <L.PIRRONE@A...> wrote:
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Pics4U@e... wrote:
> > > Whenever I shoot something that requires that kind of DOF, I'm
> > > normally shooting wide angle and the DOF just takes care of
> itself.
> > > Besides, I'm a believer is staying away from the first two and
> last
> > two
> > > stops of any lens. IMHO? The extra sharpness of a middle upper
> > > f/stop such as f/8 or f/11 seems to give the results I need.
> > >
> > > I'm also primarily a people shooter so such things as 6 second
> > > shutter speeds aren't possible in many situations.
> > >
> > > Greg
> > >
> > > > How do you get adequate DOF in a 35mm digital camera at f/8 w/o
> > the
> > > > use of movements?  As a LF shooter, I get into the near/far
> > > > relationships of DOF and find that f/8 does not come close to
> > giving
> > > > me what I need.
> >
> > the lenses in a digital camera are of a much shorter focal length
> > than in a 35 mm camera for the same angle of view. f8 in these
> lenses
> > has much greater depth of field than in a 35mm camera. the same
> > principal holds true for the 4x5. a 150mm lense has the same angle
> of
> > view (approximately) as a 50 mm lense in a 35mm cam. hense the need
> > for some movements on the 4x5.  larry pirrone >
> > > > Movement? If the wind is blowing, I am at home sleeping.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
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