Yes, they are matching… This table will show you the calculations for a (maximum) f/64 f-stop, so you can enter a focal length of 200mm and come up with the stereoscopic equivalents:
http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html
Again, verify with the stereoscopic calculator, using the bottom calculation (to calculate a _near_ point), 6.5cm stereo base, 200mm focal length, Max Gap = 1.2mm (of 36mm, or 1/30):
http://www.stereoeye.jp/software/sbcalc_e.html
For example:
Using “35mm camera/film” or “.030 CofC” (same identical results) in the DOF table, and verifying with the stereoscopic calculator:
Hyperfocal Distance will be a constant calculation of 21m, but the actual focus distance of the camera will be a variable.
OFD: 1.2mm of 36mm (1/30) is also a constant, since that’s my target amount of deviation, which is defined by the depth of field calculations _and_ the Circle of Confusion, which is also a constant of .03mm. Notice it is listed in the bottom of the DOF tables, plus you can just use it as the “format option” of .030 at the top of the DOF table:
200mm Focal Length
f/64
Stereo Base: 6.5cm
Far Point: 18.9m
Calculated Near Point: 6.8m
Focus stereo camera at 10m
200mm Focal Length
f/64
Stereo Base: 6.5cm
Far Point: 6.5m
Calculated Near Point: 4m
Focus stereo camera at 5m
And so on…
Okay… I’m done… someone other than myself will have to calculate the focal lengths for more than 200mm… or for stereo 3D pinhole cameras, etc… because I do all this stuff with one piece of paper with one vertical stripe down the center of it, using zero math and zero calculations… this DOF and CofC stuff has all simply been a verification of my theory, which after this point, will never be proved wrong… it will just be further verified…
And again, this is just the same old “1/30th rule” that they came up with over a hundred years ago (or whatever… I’m not a stereoscopic historian, and don’t even intend on playing one in a movie or on TV.
;-)
Alrighty, then… I’m going to get my stereo camera in focus…













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