09-07-2011, 06:33 AM
[quote name='Frank' timestamp='1315376278' post='11358']
I care about this topic since I am very dispointed by the fact that all modern Nikon zoom lenses have no dof scale, and modern Nikon G prime lenses do not have a good dof scale. If the Merklinger method works really good at least in most situations, then no dof scale would not be a problem any more. I wonder how many photographers use the Merklinger method in practice, but I know many professional landscape photographers use and recommend the traditional dof method and the hyper focal distance skill (and they said nothing about the Merkerling method).
Frank
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Exactly my point also... And frankly I'm not sure I got how one can maximize DoF in such cases... E.g. 20mm FL with f/10 resolves 2mm and beyond (when focused to infinity) does not cling a bell in practical terms... Or maybe I am missing something...
Serkan
I care about this topic since I am very dispointed by the fact that all modern Nikon zoom lenses have no dof scale, and modern Nikon G prime lenses do not have a good dof scale. If the Merklinger method works really good at least in most situations, then no dof scale would not be a problem any more. I wonder how many photographers use the Merklinger method in practice, but I know many professional landscape photographers use and recommend the traditional dof method and the hyper focal distance skill (and they said nothing about the Merkerling method).
Frank
[/quote]
Exactly my point also... And frankly I'm not sure I got how one can maximize DoF in such cases... E.g. 20mm FL with f/10 resolves 2mm and beyond (when focused to infinity) does not cling a bell in practical terms... Or maybe I am missing something...
Serkan