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CoC choice and the +f term shift results: for 50 mm at f/2.8 on full frame, 35.8 m (0.025 mm, +f), 31.0 m (ZEISS D/1500) and 29.8 m (0.03 mm, +f), recomputed by the curator.","status":"active","body":{"text":"ZEISS uses z = D/1500 (0.029 mm for 24x36) in its charts, gives hyperfocal approximately f'^2/(z'k) and treats the circle of confusion as a format property; a secondary source records a second hyperfocal definition differing by one focal length (H = f^2/(Nc) + f) and calls the 'Zeiss formula' D/1730 apocryphal. CoC choice and the +f term shift results: for 50 mm at f/2.8 on full frame, 35.8 m (0.025 mm, +f), 31.0 m (ZEISS D/1500) and 29.8 m (0.03 mm, +f), recomputed by the curator.\n\nCurator qualifications: Documents and code read 2026-10-22; arithmetic only; no lens or light file tested. 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