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Shallow depth of field is of limited use and vastly overrated. I was shooting mostly with medium format TLR camera and there was always a problem getting greater dof, not shallower.

Greater dof is actually a big plus for many shooting styles and subjects.

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Isn't that somewhat sweeping? Sure, for some types of photography, getting a shallow depth of field is rarely a concern, but in other disciplines, a shallow depth of field is highly desirable.

Many wedding and portrait photographers have at least experimented with the Brenizer Method[1], the sole purpose of which is to create an image with a shallower depth of field than is otherwise possible, and replicate the appearance of large-format photography.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brenizer_Method

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