50mm 1.4
Dec 26, 2011 09:53:05 #
Dria wrote:
Here is that Handy Depth of field calculator that "HEY JOE" refrenced
I use their APP for my ipad and iphone. Gives you something to do when the preaching gets boring.
Dec 26, 2011 10:59:51 #
Dec 26, 2011 11:12:20 #
nikonshooter wrote:
I use their APP for my ipad and iphone. Gives you something to do when the preaching gets boring.
Dria wrote:
Here is that Handy Depth of field calculator that "HEY JOE" refrenced
I use their APP for my ipad and iphone. Gives you something to do when the preaching gets boring.
On our cameras, the 50 1.4 has a sweet spot at 5.6. That would give you almost 6 1/2 feet of total depth of field. You could now have your group two deep.....if you're shooting with an DX camera and 10.2 feet if you are using FX cameras.
Dec 26, 2011 11:23:59 #
Very handy.
Thanks HEYJOE and Dria!
Thanks HEYJOE and Dria!
Dria wrote:
Here is that Handy Depth of field calculator that "HEY JOE" refrenced
Dec 26, 2011 11:24:40 #
Creakj: I have a comparable 50mm F1.2. The images are terrific. If shooting a group, you need a little room, because 50mm may put you a bit too close to get everybody into the shot, depending on how large the crowd is, and how big the room in which you are shooting.
Dec 26, 2011 11:28:30 #
Dec 26, 2011 11:41:11 #
I want a f1.2 but the price shoots right up!
PNagy wrote:
Creakj: I have a comparable 50mm F1.2. The images are terrific. If shooting a group, you need a little room, because 50mm may put you a bit too close to get everybody into the shot, depending on how large the crowd is, and how big the room in which you are shooting.
Dec 26, 2011 12:13:50 #
My first good camera was a Minolta XD11 with a 50mm 1.4 and I shot everything from macro to groups with it. I didn't have another lens the first year. It's a great lens and I still have the thing. Like they say. If you pay attention to the f stops you will get good pics. Just practice and you'll know what to do when the money shot is there...
Dec 26, 2011 13:01:09 #
If I am not incorrect, I believe the only lens that Ansell Adams used was a 50mm. I think I heard it somewhere. And look what he did.
Dec 26, 2011 14:10:18 #
Dria wrote:
Here is that Handy Depth of field calculator that "HEY JOE" refrenced
Very nice. What would be even better would be if someone would design a portable cardboard DOF calculator based on that chart. We've all seen things like that before for figuring MPG, avg speed, etc. You have cut-out windows on the top card, with inserts underneath for setting aperture, etc.
When I get it designed, patented, and produced, I'll let you know.
Dec 26, 2011 14:15:13 #
nikonshooter wrote:
I use their APP for my ipad and iphone. Gives you something to do when the preaching gets boring.
Dria wrote:
Here is that Handy Depth of field calculator that "HEY JOE" refrenced
I use their APP for my ipad and iphone. Gives you something to do when the preaching gets boring.
I'm not using full frame cameras, so if I am shooting at 100mm, do I enter 100 or 150mm?
Dec 26, 2011 14:16:27 #
Dec 26, 2011 14:30:22 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm not using full frame cameras, so if I am shooting at 100mm, do I enter 100 or 150mm?
nikonshooter wrote:
I use their APP for my ipad and iphone. Gives you something to do when the preaching gets boring.
Dria wrote:
Here is that Handy Depth of field calculator that "HEY JOE" refrenced
I use their APP for my ipad and iphone. Gives you something to do when the preaching gets boring.
I'm not using full frame cameras, so if I am shooting at 100mm, do I enter 100 or 150mm?
I figured it out. I enter the camera and the focal length, and the program knows if it is full frame or not. 100mm for a D700 has a different DOF than a D7000 at 100mm.
Dec 26, 2011 14:35:38 #
oldogfoto wrote:
i'll take two!
Great! I'd better get working on these.
Actually, I think the best I could do is make up a chart of some kind for my own cameras. The online program looks pretty complex - so many cameras, etc.
I'll have to look for that app.
Dec 26, 2011 14:46:11 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm not using full frame cameras, so if I am shooting at 100mm, do I enter 100 or 150mm?
nikonshooter wrote:
I use their APP for my ipad and iphone. Gives you something to do when the preaching gets boring.
Dria wrote:
Here is that Handy Depth of field calculator that "HEY JOE" refrenced
I use their APP for my ipad and iphone. Gives you something to do when the preaching gets boring.
I'm not using full frame cameras, so if I am shooting at 100mm, do I enter 100 or 150mm?
If you find your camera, the calculator takes the crop into consideration. If you can't find your camera, pick one that is similar.
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