Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank what are you trying to say there on angle of view? To approximate the field of view of a 24mm on an M6 you need an 18mm on the M8 models. http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/101813580 Most fellow M8 users that I have spoken to M8 aren't bothered by the 'crop factor'. On DoF, an on-line calculator (at 2 metres) confirms what you said. But that's an apples and oranges thing. My view is that performance wide open (and that's 2 extra stops) is much more important than DoF when it comes to wides. Obviously inherently they have a LOT. Bless their versatile hyper focal hearts. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of red735i@earthlink.net Sent: Monday, 15 September 2008 12:28 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: Drowning men - was Re: [Leica] Surprises at Photokina Mark.. a 21 lens at F1.4 would have much the same DOF as a 24 at F2.8 ( I do not have the DOF tables handy, but it sounds about right....) The problem with the M8 is that to get a 24mm Angle of view on a 35 full frame, a 21 lens must be used with the M8... so you never get more DOF isolation than you would with film on a M6 and a 24mm lens. The M9 had better be full frame.... Frank