Leica Virgin Posted February 2, 2011 Share #1 Posted February 2, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi there, I have a D Lux 5, great camera and I love it. My observation thus far is, when I do closeup shots and I want the background out of focus or dull, I set the it at aperture priority at F2 and focus on the subject. The result I get is that the subject and background are pretty much in focus equally. I've tried it several times and I can't separate the foreground from the background. Is there a particular setting on DL5 to achieve this? Thanks Rey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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richfx Posted February 2, 2011 Share #2 Posted February 2, 2011 That's interesting, because I have achieved surprisingly decent bokeh (within the limits of the camera) with the LX5 version set to aperture priority and f/2 using 24mm FL. Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Virgin Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted February 2, 2011 hmmmmm.. Thanks for the reply. You've answered 50% of my question. Now at least I know that it can be done . I guess, I just have to keep on trying. Thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted February 2, 2011 Share #4 Posted February 2, 2011 Because of the size of the sensor and the real focal length of the lens, not the 35mm equivalent, you are going to get a greater DOF then any larger sensor camera. It's just the physics of small sensor cameras. With small sensor cameras you subject has to be farther away from the background for the background to OOF. Best to use longer focal lengths at the lowest aperture with the subject away from any background scene. No way to get the same 35mm bokeh with a P&S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted February 2, 2011 Share #5 Posted February 2, 2011 Another way is to get very close to your subject. At 24 mm the DL5 will focus down to about 1 cm (half an inch) in Macro focus mode and the closer you get the more out of focus your background will be with the aperture wide open. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Virgin Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted February 3, 2011 Thank you so much all these information. You guys are wonderful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted February 4, 2011 Share #7 Posted February 4, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Rey, just to put numbers to the matter: The D-Lux 5 has a 5.1mm f/2 lens, of course. Because of the small sensor size, that lens has the same field of view as a 24mm lens on a full-frame camera. If you multiply the aperture by the same crop factor ( 24 / 5.1), you'll see that the depth of field of the lens wide open is the same as the depth of field of a 24mm lens at f/9.4 on full-frame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwF Posted February 4, 2011 Share #8 Posted February 4, 2011 Howard, your numbers are far too sobering! nothing like numbers o flesh out the truth. I have found, along the lines of Pete's suggestion, that if you have a willing subject, zoom out, get close in and leave some space behind the subject, you can throw the background into a bit of a soft blur. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reginaldwatkins Posted February 12, 2011 Share #9 Posted February 12, 2011 The smaller your subject is and getting as close as possible will allow more "circles of confusion" to hit the sensor. This was taken with a D-Lux 4. If people were only that small... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/143190-d-lux-5-depth-of-field/?do=findComment&comment=1585795'>More sharing options...
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