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*Tom S.* · 07-22-2008, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Gumysh

It would be nice to have the DoF calculator built-in the camera directly, wouldn't it? Zoom, focus, press DoF preview... and get also the DoF calculation on the display based on the actual aperture, focal length and focused distance

Actually, the older lenses had it printed on them. First you focused, then looked to see where the focus lined up with the depth of field scale.

07-22-2008, 11:16 AM	#18
Tom S. Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Michigan Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 568	Originally Posted by Gumysh It would be nice to have the DoF calculator built-in the camera directly, wouldn't it? Zoom, focus, press DoF preview... and get also the DoF calculation on the display based on the actual aperture, focal length and focused distance Actually, the older lenses had it printed on them. First you focused, then looked to see where the focus lined up with the depth of field scale. __________________ ist-Ds, K20D DA 10-17mm Fisheye, DA 12-24mm, DA 18-55mm, DA 35mm F2.9 Macro Limited, DA 40mm F2.8 Limited, D-FA 50mm F2.8 Macro, DA 18-250mm, DA F4 300mm FA 1.4 50mm, FA 28-80mm, FA 28-200mm, FA 80-320mm , FA 100mm Macro, F 1.7 AF Adapter Tamron XR LD 28-300mm, Sigma 600mm Mirror