the 45mm doesn't provide shallow enough DoF... [image + shooting notes]

Just to throw some real-world numbers into the discussion, from the EXIF data:

• Focus distance: 2.655 m/8.71 ft
• Angle of view: 22.2 degrees and 1.04 m/3.41 ft (but I also cropped the image slightly). [Interesting question: does Olympus EXIF calculate the linear measure as a diagonal based on the focus distance and the AoV for the lens?]
• DOFMaster.com says DoF near limit = 2.57 m/8.42 ft; far limit = 2.75 m/9.02 ft; total = 0.18 m/0.60 ft
• My notes: at about 5" (= 0.13 m/0.42 ft) from the eye to the ear front-to-back, this DoF calculation seems about right, with the back portion of the ear just starting to show some blurriness at 100%.

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