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<blockquote data-quote="J-see" data-source="post: 359652" data-attributes="member: 31330"><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">From what I read DOF is relative to the magnification so it doesn't matter how close a lens needs to be. When my 200mm is at 1:1, it's DOF is identical to a 60mm at 1:1 as long as they're both at the same aperture.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I can only assume it is identical for a diopter unless additional factors come into play. So when a lens+diopter reaches 1:1 it too should have the exact same DOF. Still, experience tells me I can't do with a diopter at 1:1 what I do now mainly because of the haze. Maybe that's to blame at the close up affecting light.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Pixels are defined by the sensor. If it's 1:1, it'll have the same pixels whether using a macro or diopter. A bee filling up my photo has the same pixel count when shot with my zoom or with anything else. It'll only differ at image quality.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Edit; I'm gonna test it tomorrow. I'll shoot some with the zoom +4 which is around 185mm at 1:1 and I'll use the macro. When doing the same shots at different aperture, it should reveal what exactly differs.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J-see, post: 359652, member: 31330"] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]From what I read DOF is relative to the magnification so it doesn't matter how close a lens needs to be. When my 200mm is at 1:1, it's DOF is identical to a 60mm at 1:1 as long as they're both at the same aperture.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]I can only assume it is identical for a diopter unless additional factors come into play. So when a lens+diopter reaches 1:1 it too should have the exact same DOF. Still, experience tells me I can't do with a diopter at 1:1 what I do now mainly because of the haze. Maybe that's to blame at the close up affecting light.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]Pixels are defined by the sensor. If it's 1:1, it'll have the same pixels whether using a macro or diopter. A bee filling up my photo has the same pixel count when shot with my zoom or with anything else. It'll only differ at image quality. Edit; I'm gonna test it tomorrow. I'll shoot some with the zoom +4 which is around 185mm at 1:1 and I'll use the macro. When doing the same shots at different aperture, it should reveal what exactly differs.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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