Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] PAW
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Mon Mar 29 06:45:12 2004
 
However, George - and I really am trying to discuss this, not argue about it, on a list such as this, which while it may go ludicrously far afield, is, when all is said and done a 35 mm list, speaking of equivalent focal lengths does make some sense for the simply reason that it gives people a point of reference. I can talk all I want about the 50 f2 macro for my E-1, but in terms of the images it produces, I'm talking about what I have always known as 100 mm images - it is my portrait lens. Why not say it? Especially because there is so much variation in multiplication factors.

B. D.

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From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of George Lottermoser
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 7:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW


Sam3/27/04

>Equivalent lens lengths will be with us until sensor size becomes
>standardized. A 100mm lens on a 35mm film frame means something. A 100mm 
>lens on differing size sensors means nothing.

but that won't happen and this equivalent stuff is because of the overthecounter point and shooters. There's no such thing as standardized format 6x6, 645, 6x12, 6x7, 6x9, 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, 8x17, 11x14, 12x20, aps, 120, 127, 220 and then 35mm by which all lenses should be refered - it's ridiculous.

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