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Been spending a lot of time on here!
I fully agree that in the real world one usually gets less DOF shooting MF vs 35mm and I said so in my first post.
I also said that the same focal length and same enlargement results in the same DOF and gave a reference to back up that statement.
I don't know what the big argument is about. If one disagrees with my reference then complain to the wikipedia. It says what it says and I didn't write it.
No, it isn't as long as the degree of enlargement is the same and I gave a reference to back that up.
Maybe you are confused by "same degree of enlargement"? It just means if you enlarge by say 4:1 then you'd get a 4x6 print from a 35mm negative or roughly a 9x11 (8x10 in the real world) print from a 6x7cm negative. I don't think either of these print sizes are unusual or "not what folks who shoot medium format do." I have made many 4x6 prints from 35mm negatives and many 8x10s and 11x14s from 6x7 negatives. What is so "not-real-world" about making prints in these sizes?
I also said that the same focal length and same enlargement results in the same DOF and gave a reference to back up that statement.
I don't know what the big argument is about. If one disagrees with my reference then complain to the wikipedia. It says what it says and I didn't write it.
Ysarex said:You first said; "DOF is determined by lens focal length and aperture regardless of film format." That's incorrect.
No, it isn't as long as the degree of enlargement is the same and I gave a reference to back that up.
Folks who shoot medium format cameras don't process their film and then only make prints enlarged to the same degree as if they had shot 35mm film. They don't take a pair of scissors and cut out 35mm sections from their 120 negs to print from.
Maybe you are confused by "same degree of enlargement"? It just means if you enlarge by say 4:1 then you'd get a 4x6 print from a 35mm negative or roughly a 9x11 (8x10 in the real world) print from a 6x7cm negative. I don't think either of these print sizes are unusual or "not what folks who shoot medium format do." I have made many 4x6 prints from 35mm negatives and many 8x10s and 11x14s from 6x7 negatives. What is so "not-real-world" about making prints in these sizes?