GH1 Micro Four Thirds DOF Chart of Doom

[backwheelbates]

I just posted some research into comparing DOF for a few MFT lenses. So, I thought Id share the info so others can try out their own setups.

"I was doing some thinking about lenses and depth of field and I came up with this comparison chart for a few MFT lenses. What I really wanted to find out was, what are the limitations of shallow depth of field based on aperture, focal length, and most importantly distance from the camera. As well as how can I squeeze my lenses for as much shallow DOF as they can deliver. As I suspected the depth of field become less shallow as you move away from the camera. This is all theoretical, but I found the chart to be really interesting to compare lenses to see where the dramatic DOF fun starts and ends. Id be curious if this actually holds up in the real world."

http://www.eric-bates.com/?p=2024

 

[Bassman2003]

This website has some very nice tools for DOF calculations for a ton of cameras. - http://www.dofmaster.com/doftable.html

 

[tflak]

If you have an iPhone, iPad or Touch the pCAM app (although expensive) is pretty tough to beat for all kinds of useful info including DoF.

http://www.davideubank.com/Good_Focus/pCAM_Film+Digital_Calculator.html

Well worth the money if you use many different cameras and lenses.

 

[David W. Jones]

If you have an iPhone, iPad or Touch the pCAM app (although expensive) is pretty tough to beat for all kinds of useful info including DoF.

http://www.davideubank.com/Good_Focus/pCAM_Film+Digital_Calculator.html

Well worth the money if you use many different cameras and lenses.

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[backwheelbates]

Thanks for the links everyone!

Its too bad though, most of these tools just do single calculations. Rather than charting out a range of settings. Makes it difficult to get an overview.

@Bassman2003. http://www.dofmaster.com is great. I mention it in my blog post, that's where I based my calculations on.

 

[Bassman2003]

Hey Eric. Sorry, I did not have time to look at your blog when I posted that link. It is a great tool to get to know and memorize in a way for different shooting situations.

Does this table help? (from the same site) - http://www.dofmaster.com/doftable.html

 

[j1clark@ucsd.edu]

If you have an iPhone, iPad or Touch the pCAM app (although expensive) is pretty tough to beat for all kinds of useful info including DoF.

http://www.davideubank.com/Good_Focus/pCAM_Film+Digital_Calculator.html

Well worth the money if you use many different cameras and lenses.

I have the "Toland" App here. It is also expensive. But I think it is worth it, and takes the 'guess work' out of such calculations.