Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]................ but the young/old boys (Pentax in the sixties) had lenses that were 45mm., if remember well ........... B. On 23-feb-2006, at 22:07, Ric Carter wrote: > Isn't normal considered to be the diagonal of the film format? I > think I learned that somewhere along the line. That would make > normal for 35mm just a hair over 43.3 mm. Maybe that number being > about halfway between 35 and 50 would explain why average view is > so hard for us to nail down--for some it's 35 and for others 50. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies > > > On Feb 23, 2006, at 3:44 PM, bruce wrote: > >> ................. in keeping with the years? >> >> B. >> >> On 23-feb-2006, at 21:33, GREG LORENZO wrote: >> >>> bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> writes: >>> >>>> Why do they always have to make 50mm lenses .................. >>>> as if >>>> they are the most important? Why not a 10mm, with a good >>>> viewfi ............ you don't need that ............... just use >>>> your eyes ........... point and shoot. >>>> >>>> B. >>>> >>> >>> 50mm on most 35mm camera systems is considered normal. So lots of >>> good existing lens designs around. Images created with a 35mm >>> focal lenght lens 40 years ago were called wide angle shots. >>> >>> Lately 40mm seems to be more the norm. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> Greg >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information