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Originally Posted by seekbeauty
The Understanding Exposure book says f/2.8 on a P&S offers the same DoF as f/11 on a dSLR. Then I guess the author is probably talking about a crop-body, rather than a full-frame. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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This may be true (I'm not disputing, I'm just not that sure!) but you also need to take into account focal lenght. P&S focal lenghts are often quoted as their 35mm equivalent which is fine when looking a field of view but not when looking at DoF. A P&S lens with a stated 35mm-95mm focal range will actually have a focal range more like 5mm-15mm. The very short focal lenght makes DoF even greater.
Have a look at my
Depth of Field blog post which also has a link to the DoF master site.
The good news as the shots above have proven is that it is possible to get Bokeh with a P&S, you just need to think outside the box.