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Depth of field tables for popular lenses
Each page shows near and far limits by distance, a comparison across sensor sizes and the hyperfocal distance — with the calculator preset to that lens.
- 14 mm f/2.8Ultra-wide astro and architecture · at 3 m: 1.32 m to ∞
- 16 mm f/8Landscapes with a strong foreground · at 1 m: 12.4 m
- 20 mm f/1.8Fast wide prime for night skies · at 3 m: 2.88 m
- 24 mm f/1.4Astro and environmental portraits · at 3 m: 1.37 m
- 24 mm f/8Travel and landscape · at 2.5 m: 1.23 m to ∞
- 28 mm f/5.6Zone focusing for street photography · at 3 m: 6.43 m
- 35 mm f/1.8Everyday and environmental portraits · at 2 m: 35 cm
- 35 mm f/8"f/8 and be there" · at 3 m: 5.26 m
- 50 mm f/1.4Low light and shallow focus · at 2 m: 13 cm
- 50 mm f/1.8The "nifty fifty" · at 3 m: 38 cm
- 50 mm f/8Groups, products and cityscapes · at 3 m: 1.85 m
- 85 mm f/1.4Portraits with a melted background · at 2 m: 4.5 cm
- 85 mm f/1.8Affordable portrait prime · at 2.5 m: 9.0 cm
- 105 mm f/2.8Macro lens at portrait distance · at 1.5 m: 3.2 cm
- 135 mm f/2Compression and creamy backgrounds · at 4 m: 10 cm
- 200 mm f/2.8Sports, events and wildlife · at 10 m: 41 cm
- 400 mm f/5.6Wildlife and birds · at 20 m: 82 cm