35mm is no longr considered 'wide angle' but 'wide
normal' it'll focus much like your 50mm only have a
larger depth of field. True wide angle lenses start at
28mm on down. You shouldn't have nuch problemsusing a
true wide angle for focusing and DOF since beyond 10
feet at f8 pretty much everything will be in focus.
Wide angle lenses have enormous DOF the problem is
instead framing the picture. You can include lots of
unnecessary stuff in wide angle shots that can detract
from the aesthetic qualities. You should have no
problem with DOF and wide angle lenses.
Mark Lloyd
--- Pete Prunskunas <pyotr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Okay, I admit that this question is more of a
> photography question
> than an Olympus specific question, but here goes. I
> have mostly
> been a 50mm lens user, with moments of mild
> telephoto. I intend
> to change that. Some of the shots I will take on my
> next vacation
> will be statues close to the camera with picturesque
> buildings in the
> nearground or background. Using a wide angle lens
> (I will have a
> 35mm f2.0, but I think the question is generic), I
> need to make sure
> that both the statue and the buildings are in focus.
> Would someone
> care to have pity on an amateur and write a few
> words on proper
> focus procedure? To get maximum depth of field, I'd
> probably use
> smaller apertures.
>
>
> Pete
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