Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"One of the characteristics of a wide angle lens is rendering the foreground particularly large and with great emphasis, and of the background very small and moved into the far distance." Quote from Leica publication 920-083. Photograph a model with a wide angle lens, feet & legs toward you, and you will get huge feet and diminished body size. Basically freaky looking. Jim At 02:17 PM 1/1/99 -0500, you wrote: ><< I was taught a long time ago that 'Wide angle lenses are not very >flattering > because of the apparent fore-shortening of the face >> > > >Note that distortion of this type is a function of distance, not lens focal >length. It is a common misconception that short focal length lenses produce >such distortion. This is not true. It is the short distance between the film >plane and the subject that results in this look. > > >Tom Shea >