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[MF3D.FORUM:392] MF DOF(was Re: Dream Camera)

  • From: Sam <3dhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: [MF3D.FORUM:392] MF DOF(was Re: Dream Camera)
  • Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 14:38:13 -0600
At 11:08 AM 4/4/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Bill Glickman wrote:
>> ...MF will most likely be my mainstay due to the DOF limitations
>> with the longer fl lenses used in 4x5.
>
>That's odd.  I was leaning in the opposite direction, figuring view camera
>movements would be the best way to deal with shallow DOF.

Wouldn't that depend on your subject? If you are shooting train tracks,
then yes you could tilt the back to compensate for the foreground and
background in focus. Stick a person in, say 8 feet from the camera, and
their head will be out of focus. No advantage to LF if background detail is
directly in line with a foreground subject.

Speaking of Large format stereo, my restoration of a Farrow 5x8 Stereo
Tailboard camera is nearly finished. I should have some pix later next week
to share with y'all.

Sam