Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's probably true, but the subject will be a whole lot smaller on the 19mm image. Like maybe a Minox size portion of the 35mm frame will contain your subject, rather than the entire frame (perhaps exaggerating a little.) If you aren't making large prints, you might get away with it. Jim At 05:29 PM 8/14/98 +0800, you wrote: > Hi LUGGERS > > I am curious about the coverage of the 28mm PC Super Angulon-R lens. > According to the catalogue, this lens has an angle of view of 73/93 > degrees. I would assume the 93 deg is the coverage when the lens is > shifted. > > Looking at the angle of view of the 19mm Elmarit-R, its coverage is 96 > degrees. Can I assume that, instead of using the 28mm PC with shift to > maintain straight lines in my image, I use the 19mm and making sure > that the film plane is parallel with the image, will also maintain > straight lines in my image? When the final print is out, I just have > to crop the unwanted foreground. > > I will then have the same coverage as the image taken with the 28mm > PC. Is this really true? Would appreciate your comments. > > Thanks > Martin >