Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, the drawing of spherical objects in the corners of wideangle shots depends almost solely on the level of linear distortion - the more distortion (within limits) the less spherical objects are turned into oblongs. So if you have a low distortion lens, like the 21 SEM or even more so the 21/4.5 Biogon or 21/3.4 Super Angulon, heads in the corners don't look very good. A 'poorly' performing lens with high levels of barrel distortion will do better with heads. Unfortunately, the lenses with severe 'mustache' distortion do worst. Henning On 2013-01-19, at 2:27 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > You shoot a crowd of people with a 28 you turn them all into a bunch of > midgets. Some people don't take to this especially people who are not real > tall to begin with. . I had a client get irate about that once. I've had > very few irate clients. But he was right. After that if I used a 28 in a > crowd I'd not get the people from head to foot only the top half of them. > Waste up. If your using Leica not Nikon optics the heads at the edges are > less watermelon like. > > On 1/19/13 5:19 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > >> I have read that often over the last couple of decades, but personally I >> find >> 28 too wide to be of use unless in -very- crowded situations, which I >> avoid >> due to claustrophobia.. I bought one, but it pretty well never gets used. >> Should sell it I suppose... >> I find the 50 most useful, and I like the 75-90 range best (by a long way) >> FD >> On 19 Jan, 2013, at 02:09, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> >> wrote: >> >>> For many people, 28mm has been the standard wide for awhile. Just a tad >>> more than the 35mm, but more useful on the street, without the >>> "immersive" >>> of 24 or 21. >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com