Unfortunately, the shorter the focal length, the greater the depth of field. I
think that it's a physics/math certainty.
Has anyone calculated the DOF at the typical focal lengths of various formats?
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>Subject: [OM] Mythical Olympus 4/3 systems and depth of field
> From: "Richard F. Man" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 23:38:31 -0800
> To: oly <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>One of the "give away" for digital pics is the immense depth of field. I
>think something like for the teeny digicam sensors, the equivalent DOF even
>at wide open of F2-F3 would be more like the DOF of F10 in 35mm....
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>So... while I should know better, being a geek at all, I believe this
>situation is still the same for the 4/3 systems, even with lenses that are
>designed for the small sensor size? Is that correct?
>
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