Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard W. Hemingway wrote: > > Aart, > > > among objects, near to far, is approximated by an 85mm lens. Can any > > LUG member who HAS some optical expertise confirm that latter notion? > > Here is a great totally non-scientific view. I once owned a Hassy with an > 80mm lens and an R4 with a 50mm lens. Looking through the viewfinder of > each with one eye and at the scene with the other - I found that the 80 was > practically an overlap of what I saw with my other eye. I have noticed > this also with SLR's with about a 75-80mm lens. Probably not worth 2 cents Sorry to confirm your suspicion ;-) The length lens that makes things look the same size looking through the viewfinder is of no consequence. It is purely a function of viewfinder magnification. This varies from one camera to another and there is nothing especially special about it from an optical point of view. - -- Chris Bitmead http://www.ans.com.au/~chrisb mailto:chrisb@ans.com.au