Nikon F Photomic-T User Manual

DEPTH-OF.FIEtD
Depth-of-field
is the ronge
of
distonce between ihe neorest
ond the
forthest limits
of
o
subiect,
within
which occeptoble
imoge
shorpness is ottoined. The
shorpest
imoge
is
ot
the
point
on which the
lens
is
focused.
Depth-of-field
vories
with
the
lens
opening
(F-number)
ond with the focused
distonce.
The
smoller the
lens opening
used,
the
greoter
the depth-of-
field;
conversely, the lorger the lens
opening used,
the smoller
the
depth-of-field
.
Depth-of-field
olso increoses os
the dis-
tonce from the comero to
suSiect
increoses.
Almost
qll
Nikkor lenses for the Nikon F hove o color-coded
depth-of-field scole engroved
on
the lens borrel
opposite
the
distonce scole,
permitting
eosy
reoding
of
depth-of-field
for
the selected operture.
Eoch set
of
differently
colored
lines,
one
to the right ond
one
to the
left
of
the middle block
indicotor line, represents o different F-num ber. The
color
of
figures on
the operture
scole.
For exomple,
when you ore toking
o
picture
using
the
50 mm F/1.4
lens, with
the
distonce
scole
setting
ot 30
ft ond with
on F/8
openinS
(F/8
is
shown in
pink),
the
depth-of-field indicoted
by the
pink
colored
lines on
either side of
the block indicotor line will be
between l5
ft ond
co
(Fig.
2l).
This
meons
thot
o
picture
token ol
Ff
8,
with
o
lens focused
ot
30
ft will
show o ronge
of
occeptoble
shorpness
between
l5 ft ond
oo.
The
shorpest
point
will be
ot
lhe
30
ft.
2l
these lenses
motches
the colored
F-number
l6
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Nikon F Photomic-T Specifications

General

Brand	Nikon
Model	F Photomic-T
Category	Digital Camera
Language	English