Neener neener. With my Sigma 15-30mm set @ 15mm and F8.0 ... everything from 2.3 feet and beyond will be in focus :) using hyperfocal charts. 0.58 feet and beyond set at F22. neener neener :P
Don't forget to set your camera's focus at (or as close as possible) to the hyperfocal distance :)
*manic laugh* Now you DSLR folks is really gonna have to work - for once our little compacts have the edge ;-)
Ed
Ed, you are so right. I just spent the morning taking crap shots because my camera won't cooperate even if I cranked up the fstop to f22-25. So I will have to revive my Olympus and go back out there.
Neener neener. With my Sigma 15-30mm set @ 15mm and F8.0 ... everything from 2.3 feet and beyond will be in focus :) using hyperfocal charts. 0.58 feet and beyond set at F22. neener neener :P
Neener neener. With my Sigma 15-30mm set @ 15mm and F8.0 ... everything from 2.3 feet and beyond will be in focus :) using hyperfocal charts. 0.58 feet and beyond set at F22. neener neener :P
Does this mean we're going to see a bunch of big eyed bugs in the foreground AND background? :D Just kidding!
so whats the ideal ap for deep dof.
I did a lot of testing for my threes entry shot and feel like I got good practice for this one. What are others thinking?
The smaller the better. My camera's best is f 8.0, so I'll be using that! I expect this to be a lovely challenge to judge! I can't wait to see everyone's work!
yeah but I shot on 45 (my smallest) in the bright beaming sunlight & they all came out dark.
when I'm using f8 on my cam, pics come out very dark unless I lower the shutter speed to compensate
Let's see, the winner will be a picture of a closeup of a bug crawling on the edge of a glass filled with some kind of colored liquid with a motorcycle jumping over it (hopefully driven by a cat), with a great scene photo'd by heida in the background with lovely grey clouds... let's see did I leave anything out??? oh yeah, it all has to be placed on top of a mirror and shot in a white box :-) that will make it to the red ribbon, but if you want the blue, need a couple of drops of water dripping off the legs of the bug, of course the whole picture has to be in focus.
While trying to calculate the hyperfocal distance for my camera I became confused on which values need to be used for what. Not wanting to steal the focus of the thread I started a new thread.
Ok so some of you are saying that deep DOF is having everything in focus. I suppose I'm just different... IMO I feel this pic qualifies more so than a pic with everything in focus.
erm imho, I'd say a big no to this showing a deep depth of field.
Try this article for ful explanation.
In short, the hyperfocal distance is the nearest focal distance that will keep something at infinity in focus. Thik of the object at infinity as being at the far end of the DoF.
Let's see, the winner will be a picture of a closeup of a bug crawling on the edge of a glass filled with some kind of colored liquid with a motorcycle jumping over it (hopefully driven by a cat), with a great scene photo'd by heida in the background with lovely grey clouds... let's see did I leave anything out??? oh yeah, it all has to be placed on top of a mirror and shot in a white box :-) that will make it to the red ribbon, but if you want the blue, need a couple of drops of water dripping off the legs of the bug, of course the whole picture has to be in focus.
Let's see, the winner will be a picture of a closeup of a bug crawling on the edge of a glass filled with some kind of colored liquid with a motorcycle jumping over it (hopefully driven by a cat), with a great scene photo'd by heida in the background with lovely grey clouds... let's see did I leave anything out??? oh yeah, it all has to be placed on top of a mirror and shot in a white box :-) that will make it to the red ribbon, but if you want the blue, need a couple of drops of water dripping off the legs of the bug, of course the whole picture has to be in focus.
Ohhh . . . is that all? Oops; I don't think I can do that. No ribbon for me;0(
Let's see, the winner will be a picture of a closeup of a bug crawling on the edge of a glass filled with some kind of colored liquid with a motorcycle jumping over it (hopefully driven by a cat), with a great scene photo'd by heida in the background with lovely grey clouds... let's see did I leave anything out??? oh yeah, it all has to be placed on top of a mirror and shot in a white box :-) that will make it to the red ribbon, but if you want the blue, need a couple of drops of water dripping off the legs of the bug, of course the whole picture has to be in focus.
Well, all of this could be shot and then rephotographed under plexiglass with water droplets on it...then I think we have covered everything for ribbon winning potential! :o)
Ok so some of you are saying that deep DOF is having everything in focus. I suppose I'm just different... IMO I feel this pic qualifies more so than a pic with everything in focus.
erm imho, I'd say a big no to this showing a deep depth of field.
That's why these threads are here... clarification :D
Where's the frog fit in? LOL Hey, does this mean an entry out-of-focus, but evenly throughout, will score better than a perfectly execute, but shallow DOF??? Just kidding, too!
