Warren Kato wrote:
. > ...I think
>that there's no easy solution to my depth of field query and that I'll have
>to print out a table for each of my wide angles...
The only 'rule of thumb' solution that occurs to me is to remember that
d-o-f extends a third of the way in front of a focussed-upon subject and two
thirds behind it, so a speedy way to spread the available d-o-f where it
will do the most good is simply to focus on something a third of the way
into the area you want to be sharp. This is the method I am used to using
with my XA, 35RC and modern p&s cameras that have no d-o-f scale. In the
case of an oncoming train (round a bend so that you can see all of it),
press the shutter release as the first third of the train reaches your point
of focus.
Regards,
Keith Berry (Birmingham, England)
keith_r.k.berry@xxxxxxxxxx
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