Dave wrote:
On Nov 20, 3:08 pm, acl wrote:
On Nov 21, 1:52 am, frederick wrote:





Dave wrote:
Hey there,
I was hoping to get testimonials about the Tokina lens' Depth Of Field
abilities. I recently bought the Canon Super Wide 10-22 f/3.5 - 4.5
and I'm displeased with it's DOF abilities. I've tried shooting both
with AF and MF, with varying small apertures, ISO's, ... and I'm just
not getting what I need from this lens. It's a shame as the lens if
performing quite well otherwise (barrel distortions, CAs, MTF
Res, ...).
I had posted a comparative (Sigma vs Canon) Wide Angle lens question a
couple of weeks ago - to which I received a bunch of great replies -
so I guess this is somewhat related.
Thanks a lot, dave
It won't be any different for DOF at same focal length and
aperture. For good DOF control with extra wide lenses,
switch AF off and focus manually.
Yes, it should be the same for the same focal length, f/stop and focus
distance, But what, exactly, is the OP's problem? Not enough DOF? Too
much? Wrong range in focus? I am not sure I understood.- Hide quoted text -

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Perhaps i should not had left it as implied but not enough DOF of
course. I was shooting over the entire range 10mm - 22mm, but saw the
worst DOF at 10mm. I was manually focusing too far away possibly, so
I'll try David J's suggestion. thanks David J. and frederick!

Oh i'm up in the seattle area and lighting is pretty low these days -
so I may have to use my monopod or tripod to go above f10 i guess.

dave

You should/could be able to hand hold at 1/16th second or
less at 10mm or so.
That varies from person to person, shot to shot. If you're
anticipating shooting at around that shutter speed, then
yes, a tripod is a good idea.