Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clive Moss" <chmphoto@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Aesthetic > Hi, > I do not think you can get exactly the same composition. You will need to > change your distance from the subject to keep the same subject size, which > will change the perspective and composition. Try it and see. I would try, > but I do not have the equipment. (By the way, how do you mount a Summilux > on a Canon? is there an adaptor? Hi u got me wrong. Wat i was comparing was using a Canon 50mm f1.4 lens on a digital SLR like the EOS 10D, where the effective focal length would be 50 x 1.6 = 80mm, versus usng a true 80mm lens like the Summilux R 80 f1.4 on a Canon EOS 1v film body, or a R8 for that matter. BOTH configurations will have the same angle of view, and will be able to frame the same subject with the same composition and magnification, and produce pictures with the same DOF. Hence this thing about digital not being able to get enough shallow DOF is simply a fallacy. With digital SLRs that are not full frame, you got to change your mindset - a 50mm lens is NO LONGER a 50mm lens and does not give a field of view of a normal 50mm lens anymore!!!!!! boon hwee - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html