Would you like to rethink that statement? What ends up on the
film/sensor and ultimately in the print from a detail standpoint is the
same set of light rays that passes through the viewfinder. If there's
greator DoF in the print there was greater DoF in the viewfinder.
Chuck Norcutt
Ken Norton wrote:
> Chuck, the DoF differences you mention would be true in the printed
> image, but has no bearing on focusing since the magnification in the
> viewfinder is essentially the same. The only major difference is that
> the FourThirds finders are just cropped smaller.
>
> Ctein wrote an interesting article about focus accuracy on TOP. This
> isn't the first time he's matched topics with this list. Hmmmm?
>
> AG
>
> On Thursday, August 19, 2010, Chuck Norcutt
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Objection noted and accepted. 50mm is the relevant test lens for the
>> OM. But I still have very strong doubts. Perhaps the much shallower
>> DoF of a 50/1.4 would allow it but that's a much different kettle of
>> fish than 24mm at f/3.2 on a 4/3 camera. To keep the DoF equivalent on
>> the OM the 50mm would have to be focused at f/6.3.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
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