Digital BW, The Print

Larry,

I am not sure what the point is?

BTW, the new Canon digital to be released in Orlando next month is 
said to be a 6 megapixel camera with a 1:1 chip. So the focal length 
of a 50mm lens is the same whether it is digital or 35mm film.

Mike

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "riskdr8138" 
<L.PIRRONE@A...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Pics4U@e... wrote:
> > Whenever I shoot something that requires that kind of DOF, I'm 
> > normally shooting wide angle and the DOF just takes care of 
itself. 
> > Besides, I'm a believer is staying away from the first two and 
last 
> two 
> > stops of any lens. IMHO? The extra sharpness of a middle upper 
> > f/stop such as f/8 or f/11 seems to give the results I need.
> > 
> > I'm also primarily a people shooter so such things as 6 second 
> > shutter speeds aren't possible in many situations.
> > 
> > Greg
> > 
> > > How do you get adequate DOF in a 35mm digital camera at f/8 w/o 
> the
> > > use of movements?  As a LF shooter, I get into the near/far
> > > relationships of DOF and find that f/8 does not come close to 
> giving
> > > me what I need.
> 
> the lenses in a digital camera are of a much shorter focal length 
> than in a 35 mm camera for the same angle of view. f8 in these 
lenses 
> has much greater depth of field than in a 35mm camera. the same 
> principal holds true for the 4x5. a 150mm lense has the same angle 
of 
> view (approximately) as a 50 mm lense in a 35mm cam. hense the need 
> for some movements on the 4x5.  larry pirrone > 
> > > Movement? If the wind is blowing, I am at home sleeping. 
> > > 
> > > Mike