SilverWook said:

Do 3D films from the 50's have this depth of field issue? I'll have to pay more attention next time House of Wax airs on TCM.

Well, depth of field in 3D is not really a problem if you just look at the movie as you usualy do with 2D movies: by looking at the clear parts and avoid the blurry parts. In other words by letting the director make the focus for you. It's just a bit bizarre to keep depth of field now that the audience can make their own "eye focus".

But as the previous poster said, it would surely be a nightmare to shoot a movie with no real depth of field anywhere. Maybe it's easier to do with CG cartoons. I tend to think that there are in fact very fiew depth of field shots in most CG cartoons and that's maybe why they look so nice in 3D. Just thinking out loud.

Oh, and to stay in the thread's subject: STAR WARS EPISODE 7, YEAH!!!