Leave a Review Simple DoF Calculator
Best dof app. Fastest to use
The 4 number wheels make it very easy to quickly put in numbers. I find the other apps with sliders I could never get the sliders right where I wanted them. This one has the best graphical design that helps visualize the dof numbers it spits out. If they added calculations for lens tilt that would be nice.Show lessTBP.com
Needs another number...
With focus at the hyperfocal distance, depth of field extends from 1/2 the hyperfocal distance to infinity. Yes, I can do the math in my head, but I'd like to see that number on the screen too. Maybe to the left of the hyperfocal distance number?
Thanks for the nice app!Theo70a
Best of all the DOF apps
I've tried a slew of these apps, and this takes the cake in terms of layout and ease of use. The slider wheels are very straightforward to use and the info is well displayed. I'm not sure what one reviewer was complaining about when he said they won't give you the distances in inches. It will say something like 1' 5.47". But converting 0.47 inches into fractions would be absurd.
Also of great importance, the info yielded does seem to be correct, which I've confirmed by doing photo tests and also cross referencing it with other apps and websites. Interestingly, they don't all come up with *exactly* the same results, but they're close. The reason for this, and for many other questions about this (and other) app's accuracy, is that depth of field is a very subjective measure. It relies on a determination of what "acceptably sharp" means, and also varies depending on how much you enlarge your photo. That is essentially what crop sensors do, which is why the same 50 mm lens on a full frame will have a different DOF than it will on a crop sensor.
Completely separate from that is the question of field of view.
You can try and figure it all out--I have, but even I still get confused sometimes--or you can just rely on this app. Because it's right.
My only other suggestion for an app in this category is called Lens Lab. It has a slightly different take on how to display the info. Kinda neat, but in terms of actual usability, I still prefer this one.Show lessnicohenry
Best DOF app money can buy
Actually at the price offered I consider it free.
The calculations are perfect, the interface is great.
I like the side by side cameras feature, comes in handy when I have more than one camera on a shooting session.TitusXIII
Best of the bunch
As mentioned by another reviewer it needs a bit more of an expanded range. I used it for some macro photography and it worked great for my 150mm prime at f/22.SurfCityJohn
Needs improvements
Not very useful with long focal lenses. The developer needs to accept the fact that this app for the most part will be used for manual adjustments. For example, I have a manual zoom lens (non-TTL) that covers focal lengths from 650 through 1300. There is no way to calculate a precise hyperfocal plane because the app doesn't cover that range smoothly. The app should cover long ranges in non discrete fashion, because long glass has a very shallow depth of field requiring precise calculations. Forced extrapolations or interpolations just defeat its purpose.Show lessMarket_Student
Great app
Excelent excelent appDannyGzzG
Will use this for my 16mm cinematography class. Very easy.
Quite nice! Simple, straight-forward.DowntownClaytonBrown
No Support for D7000
Unfortunately the Nikon D7000 is not supported. It is not in the selection list of supported cameras even though the AppStore description claims it is supported. Disappointing.
The app is easy to use and presents the data in a clean manner.KraRan
Fractions of a foot instead of inches
The inability of this app to translate DOF into inches rather than fractions of a foot made me uninstall it right away and revert to PhotoCalc. Too bad, I would have really liked to give a better review to this app that tries to offer a simple tool in an elegant graphical fashion but fails due to complete laziness on the part of the developer. When I'm trying to calculate DOF, I need a quick set of measurements, down to smallest increments, rather than being left with mental gymnastics.Show lessBhnu
