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Subject: [Leica] M8 & Depth of Field
From: raimo.m.korhonen at uusikaupunki.fi (Raimo K)
Date: Wed Nov 1 11:01:15 2006
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My Rolleiflex is a fixed lens one so no can do - but also a 55 is a 55, 
regardless. Of course 6x6 is larger so with 135 you only use the center part 
of the image.
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 & Depth of Field


> Put a 55 on a 6x6 and compare it with what you get with a 55 on a 35mm.
>
> Raimo K wrote:
>
>> A 50 is a 50 mm - always (nominally). It does not become a 65 or anything 
>> else.
>> All the best!
>> Raimo K
>> Personal photography homepage at:
>> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 2:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 & Depth of Field
>>
>>
>>> Luis, I'm not sure I can buy into Jim's statement. a 50 on a 35mm is 
>>> close to normal (46 mm is closer) if it becomes a 65 wouldn't that 
>>> change the effective depth of field? Where is that genius Marc when we 
>>> need him?
>>>
>>> Luis Ripoll wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for clarify Jim,
>>>>
>>>> Saludos cordiales,
>>>> Luis
>>>>
>>>> -----Mensaje original-----
>>>> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
>>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En 
>>>> nombre de
>>>> Digiratidoc@aol.com
>>>> Enviado el: mi?rcoles, 01 de noviembre de 2006 0:16
>>>> Para: lug@leica-users.org
>>>> Asunto: Re: [Leica] M8 & Depth of Field
>>>>
>>>> Depth of field would not change. It's still a 50mm lens but the image 
>>>> is cropped.
>>>> Jim
>>>> In a message dated 10/31/2006 4:42:02 P.M. Central Standard Time, 
>>>> luisripoll@telefonica.net writes:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> On the M8 lenses become  1,3x, would this affect the depth of field?, 
>>>> on
>>>> other words, will have a lens  the same depth of field and at the same
>>>> distance, on a M8 or an M?, maybe is  an stupid question, but if a 50 
>>>> is any
>>>> more a 50 on a M8, and it becomes a  65, I think the depth of field 
>>>> will
>>>> proportionally decrease, on this case I  suppose too that actual scales
>>>> based
>>>> on 35mm format will be no more valid for  1,3 format.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your comments,
>>>>
>>>> Saludos desde  Barcelona
>>>> Luis
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