Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The more I look at this, the more I like it. It's the Oakland Tent City before it was taken down, but the 30mm ultra wide angle gives this shot the "in the place" feeling, I think: http://www.richardmanphoto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20111024-11-Edit.jpg On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > All I ever wanted was one! > I've never shot with a true wide angle lens! > > But lets let Biogons be Biogons. > > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:27:46 +0000 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] New S lens > > > > The Biogon on the SWC and SWC/M is 38mm, I have owned three of them over > the > > years ;-) > > > > john > > ________________________________________ > > > > > > Yes the same focal length can be fisheye or I believe the term is > > rectilinear. 30mm is the classic Hassy wide if you don't made the fact > that > > it doesn't come off its camera and wont go on a normal Hassy SLR. As its > a > > true wide with elements going right back to the focal plane. For the > SLR's > > you'd need a 40 which was the widest rectilinear they made. The 30 was a > > fisheye. > > > http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/hasselblad/lenses/Hasse > > l_lenses.htm or > > http://tinyurl.com/3q8wsl9 > > > > -- > > Mark R. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > > >> From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:22:45 +0000 > >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] New S lens > >> > >> Also lens design, Canon have/had a 15mm FF fisheye but a 14mm wide > likewise > >> Nikon with 16mm FF fisheye but 13mm and 15mm wides > >> > >> john > >> ________________________________________ > >> > >> > >> I know, and that is for 56mm x 56mm rather than 45mm x 30mm > >> > >> john > >> ________________________________________ > >> > >> > >> Because on an old Hasselblad 30 is not even wide its a fisheye. > >> > >> -- > >> Mark R. > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> 30mm S is roughly equivalent to 24mm FF > >>> http://www.s.leica-camera.com/leica-elmarit-s-30-mm-f-2-8-asph > >>> > >>> 35mm S > 28mm FF > >>> > >>> 70mm S > 56mm FF > >>> > >>> 120mm S > 96mm FF > >>> > >>> 180mm S > 144mm FF > >>> > >>> I think I read that it will be a zoom next and then more long lenses. > >>> > >>> All academic of course ;-) > >>> > >>> john > >>> ________________________________________ > >>> > >>> > >>> I just say that because 30 is way wider than a 70. Which makes you > think its > >>> super wide. > >>> But 30 is so than from a 55. > >>> Perhaps someone can do a comparative angle of view to see how that > compares > >>> to what we are familiar with in 35mm photography. > >>> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>