[Leica] New For Leica Lens, From Another Leica Forum

[denik at comcast.net (Dennis Kushner)]

It's the average angle of view (43?) of the human eye
that these lenses mimic, not the focal length. I still use
the Pentax 40/2.8 pancake since 1977 for a natural
looking perspective. Some day I will upgrade to the 43/1.9
to use on my MX. Check the specs on your lenses.

denik


On Feb 23, 2006, at 4:59 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> When the Pentax 43mm "normal" lens came out, the scuttlebutt at the 
> time was
> that 40-ish was what a "normal" lens would be, i.e., the lens that most
> closely approximates what the eye would see. That said, I wonder why 
> there
> are so few of them. I have most of them, I think...
>
> 40/2 Summicron (Minolta)
> 43/1.9 Pentax
> 40/2.8 Sonnar
> 40/1.4 Nokton
>
> It is a comfortable focal length. I have been shooting mostly 28mm 
> lately,
> but keep a 50 on a second camera with me. When I switch back to the 
> 50, I
> feel like I'm using a telephoto.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ric
> Carter
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 3:08 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] New For Leica Lens, From Another Leica Forum
>
>
> 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
>>>
>>>
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