Re: [photo-3d] Re: Using flash on a Nimslo and depth of field

[Linda Nygren <lnygren@xxxxxxx>]

I am not sure how similar a Nimslo (with 30mm lenses) would be, but
according to the depth of field scale on my Realist (with 35 mm lenses),
if the camera were focused at 10 feet and set at f5.6, then image should
be "sharp" from about 7 feet to about 20 feet. I do not recall what the
fixed-focus distance for the Nimslo is (10 or 12 feet?) and I believe
you would get a little more depth of field from the wider angle 30 mm.
But that 6 foot figure is probably in the ballpark.

If you specifically want to take closer photos, consider using a closeup
lens attachment. Or if you want more depth of field, consider a
modification to "fool" the camera into using f11, as recently discussed
on the macro-3d list. I haven't done this yet, but plan to try Lincoln's
method of using a small bright light in front of the camera light
sensor. Apparently some Nimslos are fooled by this and others are not,
into stopping down even with flash attached. -Linda

Gerrard M Burnell wrote:
> 
> I have just bought a Nimslo, I understand the aperture is set to f5.6
> when the flash is attached. The manual seems to suggest that objects
> 6 feet or more away will be in focus, is this true?  If not, does
> anyone know what the depth of field at f5.6 is?  Can shots be taken
> where objects are closer than 6 feet away and remain in focus?
> 
> Regards
> Gerrard
> 
> --- In photo-3d@xxxx, ers <ers@xxxx> wrote:
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:51:48 -0600
> > From: Linda Nygren <lnygren@xxxx>
> > Subject: Re: Using flash on Nimslo
> >
> > It is f5.6 (wide open for this camera), which is why I seldom use my
> > Nimslo with flash. Not enough depth of field for my taste,
> especially
> > since I mostly do closeups with this camera. -Linda
> 
> 
> --- In photo-3d@xxxx, ers <ers@xxxx> wrote:
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:51:48 -0600
> > From: Linda Nygren <lnygren@xxxx>
> > Subject: Re: Using flash on Nimslo
> >
> > It is f5.6 (wide open for this camera), which is why I seldom use my
> > Nimslo with flash. Not enough depth of field for my taste,
> especially
> > since I mostly do closeups with this camera. -Linda
>