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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 224653" data-attributes="member: 9240">If you're not clipping blacks then yes, you should be fine.&nbsp; For a group that large you're likely going to either be a good distance from them, using a wide angle lens, or both.&nbsp; This will only help you concerning depth of field, even at bigger apertures.&nbsp; From 10 feet away with a 35mm (on a cropped sensor) at f/4 you have an effective depth of field of almost 4 feet.&nbsp; Go to f5.6 and it's almost 6 feet, and if you're shooting at 15 feet away that's now 13 feet of DoF!!&nbsp; That's plenty of room to get that group that large all in focus.&nbsp; And f5.6 should be enough to achieve a decent shutter speed.&nbsp; But stick your camera on a tripod and use the timer or a remote anyway so you can get in the shot. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />If you're wondering how I got the DoF, there's a great little app called TrueDoF for the iPhone.&nbsp; The &quot;intro&quot; version is free and is likely all you need.&nbsp; Just remember to set the app for the correct sensor crop.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 224653, member: 9240"] If you're not clipping blacks then yes, you should be fine. For a group that large you're likely going to either be a good distance from them, using a wide angle lens, or both. This will only help you concerning depth of field, even at bigger apertures. From 10 feet away with a 35mm (on a cropped sensor) at f/4 you have an effective depth of field of almost 4 feet. Go to f5.6 and it's almost 6 feet, and if you're shooting at 15 feet away that's now [I]13 feet[/I] of DoF!! That's plenty of room to get that group that large all in focus. And f5.6 should be enough to achieve a decent shutter speed. But stick your camera on a tripod and use the timer or a remote anyway so you can get in the shot. ;) If you're wondering how I got the DoF, there's a great little app called TrueDoF for the iPhone. The "intro" version is free and is likely all you need. Just remember to set the app for the correct sensor crop. [/QUOTE]

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