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Old 31-08-2006, 02:42 PM
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Re: Depth of field

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Originally Posted by Chalk Downlanders
Is it possible to work out the depth of field for each f stop?
I have a 350D with a Sigma 105mm macro.

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Kev
If you do a search you can often find them. Remember though, DOF depends not just on the F Stop, but the distance away from the subjects! The closer to, the less DOF.

You can do tests with your own combination though. Try sticking some pins in a row in some card or similar, and photographing it looking along the pins and slightly to one side. You can also just photograph a ruler looking down on it at say 30 degrees, using different apertures, or even just taking pics of lined or fine graph paper. Mark a spot to focus on and you should be able to get a good idea of DOF from the resulting images.
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