DEPTH OF FIELD TABLE

Choose format Circle of Confusion 30 microns

Focal Length 0 mm Distance units: feet

Subject distance (feet)
1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256
hyperfocal Field of
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
f-stop distance view (feet)
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
1 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
1.4 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
2 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
2.8 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
4 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
5.6 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
8 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
11 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
16 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
22 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
32 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
45 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite
Near DOF 1.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 32.00 64.00 128.00 256.00
64 0.00 Far DOF infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite

From Curt's Photo Calculator © 2005 Curtis Newport

 FLASH DISTANCE CHART
ISO Setting Guide Number at ISO 100
100 200 400 800 1600 3200 43 100 125 150 175
f/ stop Flash distance
1 243.2 565.7 707.1 848.5 989.9
1 1.4 172.0 400.0 500.0 600.0 700.0
1 1.4 2 121.6 282.8 353.6 424.3 495.0
1 1.4 2 2.8 86.0 200.0 250.0 300.0 350.0
1 1.4 2 2.8 4 60.8 141.4 176.8 212.1 247.5
1 1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 43.0 100.0 125.0 150.0 175.0
1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 30.4 70.7 88.4 106.1 123.7
2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 21.5 50.0 62.5 75.0 87.5
2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 15.2 35.4 44.2 53.0 61.9
4 5.6 8 11 16 22 10.8 25.0 31.3 37.5 43.8
5.6 8 11 16 22 32 7.6 17.7 22.1 26.5 30.9
8 11 16 22 32 45 5.4 12.5 15.6 18.8 21.9
11 16 22 32 45 64 3.8 8.8 11.0 13.3 15.5
16 22 32 45 64 2.7 6.3 7.8 9.4 10.9
22 32 45 64 1.9 4.4 5.5 6.6 7.7
32 45 64 1.3 3.1 3.9 4.7 5.5
45 64 1.0 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.9
64 0.7 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.7

From Curt's Photo Calculator © 2005 Curtis Newport

 Exposure Equivalent Calculator

Enter your exposure settings in the yellow cells below. The program will then
calculate equivalent exposures when you change one or two of the variables.

Shutter Aperture ISO

Enter exposure
Step 1 settings here.
Speed f/ stop Setting
Select Select Select

Option 1 Shutter Aperture ISO

Change shutter speed Speed f/ stop Setting
and/or aperture Select Select #DIV/0!

Option 2 Shutter Aperture ISO

Step 2 Change shutter Speed f/ stop Setting
speed and/or ISO Select #VALUE! Select

Option 3 Shutter Aperture ISO

Change aperture Speed f/ stop Setting
and/or ISO #DIV/0! Select Select

From Curt's Photo Calculator © 2005 Curtis Newport

 Instructions for Using Curt's Photo Calculator

This Excel file contains three basic worksheets which are accessed by clicking on
the sheet tabs near the bottom of the window. These are the Depth of Field
Calculator, the Flash Distance Chart, and the Exposure Equivalent Calculator.
There is also a sheet of Instructions (this page) and a sheet of Formulae used in
the program for informational purposes. You may want to print this instructions
page now for reference while you use the other worksheets.

In general, the program is designed to make calculations and generate tables

based on the variables entered by the user in the yellow cells. The blue cells
display the calculated results. Use the [Tab] key to move from one cell to the next.

The cells with a small red triangle in the upper right corner will display additional
tips and information when the mouse is hovered over them.

For some variables, the user must select a value from a drop-down list. An arrow
appears to the right of the cell when the cell is selected, and clicking on the arrow
reveals the list. Simply typing a value in the cell will work, only if it exactly matches
one of the choices on the list. Entering other values will generate an error
message.

Depth of Field Calculator

Depth of Field (DOF) refers to the distance in front of and behind the focal plane
that will appear acceptably sharp. This will vary according to the format (film or
image sensor size), the focal length of the lens, distance to the focused subject
and the aperture setting (f/stop). Sometimes a large DOF is desired (such as for
landscape scenes), and sometimes a small DOF is preferred (such as in portraits
to create a blurred background). Photographers can control DOF by choosing the
appropriate format, lens and f/stop for a given situation. By using the DOF
Calculator, a photographer can experiment with different options and see the
predicted results. The user can also print DOF tables customized to a particular
lens and the f/stop range of that lens. The DOF Calculator also displays the field
of view, given the lens and subject distance, so that different lenses can be
compared at distances which allow equivalent fields of view.

What is a Circle of Confusion?

From Curt's Photo Calculator © 2005 Curtis Newport

 A point on the subject is rendered as a circle on the image (film or digital image
sensor) when that point is not in focus. Any calculation of depth of field relies on a
somewhat subjective expression of how large this circle must be before the human
eye can detect it on a printed photograph. The usual benchmarks use a CoC
diameter of 30 microns (0.00003 meters) on a 35mm negative, based on what can
be distinguished on an 8 x 12 inch print. The size of the circle of confusion varies
directly with the size of the film or sensor (since images from a smaller format
need to be magnified more to create the same size print). Digital cameras tend to
have smaller image sensors and will have a smaller circle of confusion. Medium
and large format film cameras will have a larger circle of confusion.

From Curt's Photo Calculator © 2005 Curtis Newport

The following formulae are used in the depth of field calculator

Variables
A Aperture setting (f/ stop)
C Circle of confusion diameter
D Distance from optical center of lens to focused subject
f focal length of the lens when focused at infinity
H Hyperfocal distance

Hyperfocal distance
f*f
H= + f
C*A

Near in-focus distance

D * (H - f)
H + D - (2 * f)

Far in-focus distance (expressed as "infinite" if D > H)

D * (H - f)
H-D

Angle of view
sensor size
2 * arctangent ( 2*f )
Field of view
D * sensor size / f