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The author clearly knows a lot about photography, so I don't think this is a mistake in the article... When did "depth of field" begin meaning the opposite of w
by k2enemy 4y ago
The author clearly knows a lot about photography, so I don't think this is a mistake in the article... When did "depth of field" begin meaning the opposite of what it traditionally meant in photography?
For example:
A nice side benefit of a larger sensor is a bit more depth of field. At a 13mm full-frame equivalent, you really can’t expect too much subject separation, but this shot shows some nice blurry figures in the background.
For as long as I can remember, depth of field referred to the range of distance that is in focus. So more depth of field would mean more things in focus and less subject separation. And "distance to subject" and "field of view" equal, a larger sensor results in less depth of field.
But in the article it is clearly the opposite. This isn't the only place I've noticed the change in meaning either.
- namdnay 4y agoI think it stems from the "depth of field effect" tool in post-processing, which then caused people to call the visual effect "depth of field" (instead of "shallowness of field" i guess)
- formerly_proven 4y agoBecause “depth of field is when blurry”
- Tepix 4y agoYou're right, he should have written shallow depth of field.
- thfuran 4y agoI'd guess that Photoshop et al. are the cause, with virtual depth of field effects.
- numlocked 4y agoPerhaps it’s technically inaccurate but seems easy to read it as: “ A nice side benefit of a larger sensor is a bit more depth of field effect”. Eg referring to the visual effect of shallow DoF, not the DoF itself. Because the following sentence is unambiguous about his intent, I’m inclined to not be overly pedantic here and let us slide.
- cdevroe 4y agoI think you're right. The point they were trying to make is that there is more separation between the subject and the background. So, in a way, an _improved_ DOF if not a _greater_ or _shallower_ DOF. Maybe?
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