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Macro and DOF.

PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2005 8:30 am
by mateo
Alright!!! Is that sentence an oxymoron? Can I get a great DOF with my 105mm macro that say... 3mm? Seriously though. I've been playing a bit... alright a lot, with my new micro-nikkor and that damn DOF doesn't seem to change, whether I am at f/2.8 or f/40! Am I missing something? Hope not...

mateo

PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2005 9:28 am
by pippin88
DOF also depends on distance to subject, so at 1:1 DOF changes a lot less than when the subject is further away.

PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2005 10:24 am
by MHD
there is a chart you got with the lens which is a really handy chart showing how DOF changes with f stop and focal point

at 1:1 repro yes, the dof even fully stopped down is narrow.... Welcome to the world of Macro!!!
:)