Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/28

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Subject: [Leica] PAW
From: george at imagist.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Sun Mar 28 16:39:10 2004
 
Sam3/27/04

>Equivalent lens lengths will be with us until sensor size becomes 
>standardized. A 100mm lens on a 35mm film frame means something. A 100mm 
>lens on differing size sensors means nothing.

but that won't happen and this equivalent stuff is because of the overthecounter point and shooters. There's no such thing as standardized format 6x6, 645, 6x12, 6x7, 6x9, 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, 8x17, 11x14, 12x20, aps, 120, 127, 220 and then 35mm by which all lenses should be refered - it's ridiculous.

Fond regards,

G e o r g e   L o t t e r m o s e r,    imagist?

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