Depth of field for the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary on the Sigma fp L (1.00× crop, circle of confusion 0.030 mm). At 16 mm and f/8 the hyperfocal distance is 1.1 m — focus there and everything from 0.5 m to infinity is sharp.
Focal length
16 mm
16 mm FF equiv.
Hyperfocal @ f/8
1.1 m
4 ft
NPF wide open
10.1 s
f/1.4, 3.76 µm pixels
Horizontal FOV
96.7°
Depth of field chart at 16 mm
| Focus distance | f/1.4 | f/2 | f/2.8 | f/4 | f/5.6 | f/8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m | 0.86–1.2 m | 0.81–1.3 m | 0.76–1.5 m | 0.68–1.9 m | 0.61–2.8 m | 0.52–12.9 m |
| 2 m | 1.51–3.0 m | 1.37–3.7 m | 1.21–5.7 m | 1.04–28.6 m | 0.87–∞ m | 0.70–∞ m |
| 3 m | 2.01–5.9 m | 1.77–10.0 m | 1.52–143.7 m | 1.25–∞ m | 1.01–∞ m | 0.79–∞ m |
| 5 m | 2.75–27.4 m | 2.31–∞ m | 1.90–∞ m | 1.50–∞ m | 1.17–∞ m | 0.88–∞ m |
| 10 m | 3.79–∞ m | 2.99–∞ m | 2.34–∞ m | 1.76–∞ m | 1.32–∞ m | 0.97–∞ m |
| 20 m | 4.67–∞ m | 3.52–∞ m | 2.65–∞ m | 1.93–∞ m | 1.42–∞ m | 1.01–∞ m |
Each cell shows the near and far limits of acceptable sharpness.
Open the DoF calculator with this setup