Tag Archives: Depth of Field
Jonathan Maxwell on Full Format vs S35 DoF
Full Format vs S35 Depth of Field Depth of Field or “By how much do we have to increase the lens aperture filming on a small camera format to maintain the same Depth of Field as a lens filming on a large camera format ?” by Jonathan Maxwell, Optical Designer Everybody “knows” that the larger the camera detector you use the smaller… read more…
Klaus and Uwe Eckerl, IB/E Optics, on DoF
In “Depth of Field Repealed,” FDTimes called for comments on “The difference in depth of field between Large Format and S35, comparing lenses with the same angle of view.” Klaus and Uwe Eckerl, Managing Director and Optical Designer of IB/E Optics in Bavaria, write: Yes, Circle of confusion really causes some confusion. In brief, We agree with ARRI (1 stop difference)…. read more…
Tags: Depth of Field, IB/E Optics
Depth of Field Repealed
On page 49 of Film and Digital Times February 2018 Edition #86, I wrote, “The difference in depth of field between Large Format and S35, comparing lenses with the same angle of view, is the equivalent of about 2 stops.”
This unleashed a deluge of debate among PhDs, Professors and Lens Designers sprinkled with some solid real-life testing. Uh-oh. Please do your own tests. And let us know your results. read more…
Tags: Depth of Field, Full Frame, Large Format
