Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/18

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Subject: [Leica] Is 35 the Current 50?
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:09:12 -0800
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For many people, 28mm has been the standard wide for awhile. Just a tad
more than the 35mm, but more useful on the street, without the "immersive"
of 24 or 21.




On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 6:00 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
wrote:

> Then the 50mm Summilux asph is actually a 51.4mm.....
>
> john
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > I think it has now Bob. I think they can correct the hell out of a 35mm
> lens
> > now.  They do it in their sleep.
> > 43 - 35  = 8
> > 50 - 43  = 7
> >
> > They are a millimeter away from each other in being the same diff from
> being
> > normal. Normal being 43. Its just that the 35 is going to be retrofocal.
> A tele
> > lens looked through from the wrong direction. But we have computers now
> > and asph glass so that's a no brainer for those guys.
> >
>
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
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