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Focus Spread

When a lens is used to form an image of some object, the distance from the object to the lens $u$, the distance from the lens to the image (i.e. film plane) $v$, and the focal length $f$ are related by: \[\frac {1}{f} = \frac{1}{u}+\frac{1}{v}\]

\[\text{DOF} \approx \frac{2u^{2}Nc}{f^{2}}\]

The depth of field, $D$, is directly related to the depth of focus, $\Delta d$, \[z=\frac{\Delta d}{2c}\]

fun = @(c, d) d ./ (2*c) c_normal = 0.089 c_critical = 0.030

Practical use

A (view) camera is focused by

  1. Set focus on the most distant object in the scene for which an acceptable sharpness is still required.
    • (This object will be at… $D_{far}$
    • Jada jada…using a caliper/ruler…$d_{far}$
    • Take note on how far the lens is extended from the
  2. Set focus on the most nearby object in the scene for which an acceptable sharpness is required.
    • (This object will be at… $D_{close}$
    • Jada jada…$d_{close}$
  3. Calculate, or measure, the depth of focus: \[\Delta d = d_{far} - d_{close}\]
wiki/phototechniques/focusspread.1653419041.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/05/24 21:04 by henpe

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