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hyperfocal distances

Hyperfocal Distance Charts

After receiving literally countless requests, I created an Excel spreadsheet to produce accurate Hyperfocal Distance Charts in PDF format for all Canon, Nikon, Leica and Sony digital SLR cameras:

Click Here to See Full Camera List & Which Chart to Use

Also, for production of larger prints (18” x 12” plus), a CoC of 0.015mm as the reference for 35mm format will produce sharper results.

Charts below list the CoC, then either “Regular” or “Large” prints.

0.030 Large

0.030 Regular

0.023 Large

0.023 Regular

0.020 Large

0.020 Regular

0.019 Large

0.019 Regular

Also, to print these tables at your desired size, open the document in Adobe Acrobat, select ‘File’ > ‘Print…’, then click ‘Properties’, select the ‘Effects’ tab, and enter the appropriate value for “% of Normal Size”.

PLEASE NOTE: These tables have been downloaded and used by thousands of photographers, and as such, I would greatly appreciate any comments from those who have found them helpful, and would encourage you to "post a comment" below.

Enjoy…

Cheers, James

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Randy		11-Jan-2012 01:30
Thank you, I am new to landscape photgraphy and your chart will be a big help.

Guest		25-Nov-2011 00:28
Thanks very much!

Guest		28-Oct-2011 16:26
Gracias por la valiosa informacion que compartiste con generosidad. Santiago.

Guest		01-Sep-2011 20:55
Muchas gracias por tu aporte, un abrazo desde Chile.

Guest		22-Aug-2011 15:16
Thannk you for share such a usefull work.

Dean		12-Aug-2011 18:25
Thanks, great tables. 'My' circle of confusion just got a little smaller, thanks.

Lee		02-Aug-2011 15:36
Thanks very much for these charts! Been trying to get my head around Hyperfocal Distances so this will be a big help!

prihandoko		27-Jul-2011 15:40
thank you, can wait to try it

Miguel		27-Jul-2011 11:35
Thank you so much. Fantastic job!!. Regards from Madrid

Miguel		27-Jul-2011 11:17
Thank you so much. Fantastic job!!. Regards from Madrid

Michal Aase		10-Jun-2011 06:11
Thanks a lot! - This saved me for a lot of work (and I probably woudn't get it so informative as yours)

Simon		15-May-2011 11:40
This is really very helpful and you just save my life. I am a beginner of course this chart really helpful to me both theory and practical. Thanks a lot and effort done. Two thumbs up!!

George		05-Dec-2010 17:17
Thank you James. Brilliant idea.

Guest		03-Oct-2010 10:54
Thank you very much James for this helpful info! I'm a begginer trying to understand and learn about this great world. Best regards from Madrid! (Spain)

lalancette		15-Sep-2010 20:53
Thank you so much, beautiful gallery!

Hisyam		07-Aug-2010 01:03
Great work! Thanks a lot, James. To those who request for feet/inch version, I think you can convert the existing metric table by yourself. You will appreciate it when you put some effort for your own good. :-)

suethomo		30-Apr-2010 10:20
Why the difference between large prints and normal. The CoC for 5D is 0.03 but they you have it as 0.15 for larger prints - seems rather random. Can anyone explain please

Paul Smith		23-Mar-2010 19:35
Kudos, great service to the photographer community. Any chance producing a report in feet? Again, Thanks.

mr.narut		23-Mar-2010 14:16
Sawadee krab. it's nice to have someone doing a hyperfocal distance calculation for photographer

Henry Clarke		23-Mar-2010 11:17
Great, thanks a lot for sharing this.

John ashbourne		21-Mar-2010 14:39
A valuable assist for all of us- thanks for your effort.

John ashbourne		21-Mar-2010 14:39
A valuable assist for all of us- thanks for your effort.

Guest		18-Mar-2010 23:40
Thanks for your time and effort in producing these really helpful charts.

Guest		18-Mar-2010 01:44
Muchas Gracias!

Art		17-Mar-2010 10:57
Your effort and your willingness to share are examples for the rest of us. Thanks

Webman06		15-Mar-2010 19:01
Nice work !!!

Steve Park		15-Mar-2010 18:03
Thanks for your help. Really appreciated.

Gavin 11		15-Mar-2010 16:58
Thanks for that. Best wishes

Steve Fstop		15-Mar-2010 06:13
Dear James- Your efforts are greatly appreciated - THANK YOU!

Paul R		15-Mar-2010 02:08
Cheers, thanks for the leg up

Shreeni		15-Mar-2010 02:01
Thanks much

Neus de Saavedra		01-Mar-2010 17:46
Thank you very much, they are very helpful.

ogre		19-Dec-2009 17:40
Many thanks. Your work is a big help for me.

Marisol		24-Nov-2009 06:42
Many thanks. Regards. Marisol Yaben

Michael Dragila		10-Apr-2009 20:44
Dear James, I made vest pocket-size cards with your hyperfocal distance data on them, for ease of use in the field. I'm not a metric guy, so I converted your metric numbers to feet and inches, for easier comprehension. A quick question: When shooting at wide angle readings of 10mm to 24 mm or so, with the focal length set at f/16.0-f/32 or so,we are dealing with some pretty short hyperfocal distances. There is the need for focusing accuracy in shooting at these short hyperfocal distances. A quick question: Do your hyperfocal distances refer to [a] the distance between the camera lens and the hyperfocal point, or [b], the distance between the camera sensor and the hyperfocal point. Thank you for your illumination on this point and a much bigger thank you for sharing your wonderful data. Michael Dragila

Christian Frisquet		24-Feb-2009 12:23
Thanks a lot James !

Guest		23-Dec-2008 21:08
Thanks a million!

Van Tran		04-Sep-2008 06:40
Thank you very much ! It's very helpful.

Jim Jackson		12-Aug-2008 13:57
Thank-you!

Guest		12-Aug-2008 08:39
Thank you!

Guest		10-Aug-2008 21:51
Superbly concise--thank you. Please consider generating versions in feet for those of us who will never be able to rewire our brains to metric.

Guest		10-Aug-2008 20:53
Thank you so much, it'll be very helpful

Guest		06-Sep-2007 07:21
Muchas gracias.

Andrey		16-Aug-2007 11:54
Great! Many ThankS

Guest		12-Feb-2007 12:57
Thanks! Really usseful :D

J. Alfaro		06-Feb-2007 08:35
Muchas gracias

Jorge Santos		06-Feb-2007 00:27
Thank you so much.

Guest		10-Dec-2006 01:33
Great Work Idris

Jan Baumann		12-Sep-2006 20:40
Thank you very much, this is very helpful.

Toney Smith		21-Apr-2006 04:25
Excellent work _ James.

Alton Marsh		29-Mar-2006 02:01
I have ripped off all your hard work and printed it out. Thanks so much.--Al Marsh, Frederick, MD

Christi Landaeta		28-Mar-2006 14:04
Many thanks for sharing your work!

Janosik		28-Mar-2006 08:30
Thanks, for the 5D tab.

chals		28-Mar-2006 04:21
Is this usable for my Rollei 35 S too? If so thank you!

Guest		28-Mar-2006 04:12
Can this be useful for my Rollei 35 S as well? If so, thank you!

Webman06		20-Mar-2006 07:01
Thanks for the valuable information you've taken time to gather. Most gratefull Cheers,

Serge		17-Mar-2006 04:05
Hi, James! Thanks a lot! I ask you something on Dpreview, but probably too late. Would you be so kind to read it? Ou

Ron Horloff		16-Mar-2006 20:19
Thaky you for your work; it will be useful for my D70. Ron

nikiwind		16-Mar-2006 04:16
Thank you very much!

Guest		15-Mar-2006 23:12
Thanks very much for the work and info. Vin

Guest		15-Mar-2006 20:49
thx for sharing - very generous of you!!

mjcarr		15-Mar-2006 19:56
thank you ...all the best ..mike

Richard		15-Mar-2006 19:00
Thanks James ... great work and thanks for sharing.

mooble117		15-Mar-2006 17:39
thank you so much! i've been looking for this

Pompo Multimedia		15-Mar-2006 17:13
Great work...Thanks! Next is figuring out how to set the focus precisely on the mark on the dang Canon lenses :)

Roland VDB		15-Mar-2006 17:02
THX its great

mooble117		15-Mar-2006 15:30
thank you so much! i've been looking for this

Guest		15-Mar-2006 13:51
photobro. thanks so much,have been looking for this.

capecodfish		15-Mar-2006 13:22
thanks james! all on one page! your efforts on this are much appreciated.

Tom Melanson		15-Mar-2006 12:24
Tom Melanson What a great tool for us landscape/architectural guys! Thanks so much.

Anders		15-Mar-2006 10:43
Cool. I've heard that using the hyperfocal distance still might not give good enough focus, but I'll print this table and try it out. Thanks.

Tiago Silva		15-Mar-2006 10:21
Thanks, very helpful.

guest		15-Mar-2006 08:56
Thanks for your effort. This table is very useful. Best regards!

Guest		15-Mar-2006 08:15
Thanks a lot! Really appreciate your hard work.

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