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Hey James,

Would love to know where I can learn that math...calculating dof based on aperture and lens would be a great thing to know... Does your calculation take into account the sensor size? My understanding is that the same lens used at the same aperture and focal length on a t2i and 5d will yield a shallower dof on the 5d due to the 5ds enormous sensor. Is this correct?

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Originally Posted by Scott Shama (Post 1562037)

Yes sensor size is part of the calculation. As you say, the bigger the sensor the shallower the DOF, other things being equal.

I don't think the maths is that hard to learn, but why bother when you can get a computer to do the work? Here are two useful online calculators that will enable you to pose as a ninja photo nerd:

Online Depth of Field Calculator

Field Of View Calculator

What do you think about getting "the three Canon low-light primes"?

I mean...

28mm 1.8
50mm 1.4
85mm 1.8

... and maybe cheat in a Tokina 11-16 for ulta wide shots.

Do you think that set would work?