Free PDF · US Letter and A4
Hyperfocal & Depth of Field Cheat Sheet
Hyperfocal distances for 11 focal lengths at eight stops, for Super 35, full frame and large format, in meters and feet, plus near and far limits at 10 ft. Worked out with the same formulas and circle-of-confusion presets as CineMath’s Depth of Field calculator.
3 pages. Every figure checked against its source on October 17, 2026.
What’s on the sheet
- Hyperfocal distance for 11 focal lengths from 16 to 135 mm at f/1.4 to f/16
- Super 35, full frame and large format, in meters on page 1 and feet on page 2
- Near and far limits at 10 ft for all three formats, 18 to 85 mm at f/2 to f/8
- The formulas and the circle-of-confusion values behind every figure
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A table from the sheet
The same figures as the PDF, so you can check them before you print.
| f-number | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | f/1.4 | f/2 | f/2.8 | f/4 | f/5.6 | f/8 | f/11 | f/16 |
| 16 mm | 7.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 18 mm | 9.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 21 mm | 13 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| 25 mm | 18 | 13 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 35 mm | 35 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| 40 mm | 46 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 4.0 |
| 50 mm | 71 | 50 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 9.1 | 6.3 |
| 65 mm | 121 | 85 | 60 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| 75 mm | 161 | 113 | 80 | 56 | 40 | 28 | 21 | 14 |
| 100 mm | 286 | 200 | 143 | 100 | 72 | 50 | 36 | 25 |
| 135 mm | 521 | 365 | 260 | 182 | 130 | 91 | 66 | 46 |
Sources
Checked on October 17, 2026. Spot an error or a newer version? Email support@cinemath.app.
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