Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/28

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Subject: [Leica] New S lens
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:56:34 -0700
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The more I look at this, the more I like it. It's the Oakland Tent City
before it was taken down, but the 30mm ultra wide angle gives this shot the
"in the place" feeling, I think:

http://www.richardmanphoto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20111024-11-Edit.jpg

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> All I ever wanted was one!
> I've never shot with a true wide angle lens!
>
> But lets let Biogons be Biogons.
>
> --
> Mark R.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>
>
> > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:27:46 +0000
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] New S lens
> >
> > The Biogon on the SWC and SWC/M is 38mm, I have owned three of them over
> the
> > years ;-)
> >
> > john
> > ________________________________________
> >
> >
> > Yes the same focal length can be fisheye or I believe the term is
> > rectilinear. 30mm is the classic Hassy wide if you don't made the fact
> that
> > it doesn't come off its camera and wont go on a normal Hassy SLR. As its
> a
> > true wide with elements going right back to the focal plane. For the
> SLR's
> > you'd need a 40 which was the widest rectilinear they made. The 30 was a
> > fisheye.
> >
> http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/hasselblad/lenses/Hasse
> > l_lenses.htm   or
> > http://tinyurl.com/3q8wsl9
> >
> > --
> > Mark R.
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
> >
> >
> >> From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:22:45 +0000
> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] New S lens
> >>
> >> Also lens design, Canon have/had a 15mm FF fisheye but a 14mm wide
> likewise
> >> Nikon with 16mm FF fisheye but 13mm and 15mm wides
> >>
> >> john
> >> ________________________________________
> >>
> >>
> >> I know, and that is for 56mm x 56mm rather than 45mm x 30mm
> >>
> >> john
> >> ________________________________________
> >>
> >>
> >> Because on an old Hasselblad 30 is not even wide its a fisheye.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mark R.
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> 30mm S is roughly equivalent to 24mm FF
> >>> http://www.s.leica-camera.com/leica-elmarit-s-30-mm-f-2-8-asph
> >>>
> >>> 35mm S > 28mm FF
> >>>
> >>> 70mm S > 56mm FF
> >>>
> >>> 120mm S > 96mm FF
> >>>
> >>> 180mm S > 144mm FF
> >>>
> >>> I think I read that it will be a zoom next and then more long lenses.
> >>>
> >>> All academic of course ;-)
> >>>
> >>> john
> >>> ________________________________________
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I just say that because 30 is way wider than a 70. Which makes you
> think its
> >>> super wide.
> >>> But 30 is so than from a 55.
> >>> Perhaps someone can do a comparative angle of view to see how that
> compares
> >>> to what we are familiar with in 35mm photography.
> >>>
> >>
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Leica Users Group.
> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
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>



-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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