Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have never used the 43mm, though I have also heard that it is excellent. Another current lens that I have is the superb Panasonic 20mm f1.7 lens for the micro 4/3 systems, which translates to a 40mm lens. They are not thick on the ground, but there are quite a few around in the 40-45mm range. Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:56 AM, Jim Hemenway <jim at hemenway.com> wrote: > Jay: > > I have that excellent Pentax 43mm f1.8 lens, as well as a Pentax pancake > lens f3.5 40mm. > > JimH > > > > > > On 9/16/16 9:17 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> I have a Retinette as well, with a 45mm Schneider lens. Nikon used to >> make a 45mm f2.8 pancake lens, Fuji has a 27mm f2.8 pancake lens for their >> X mount (40.5mm equivalent), and if memory serves me right, Pentax used to >> make a 43mm f1.8 lens. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 17-Sep-2016, at 05:04, Douglas Barry<imra at iol.ie> wrote: >>> >>> According to my list, I have a Halina 35X somewhere in the attic with a >>> 45mm, a couple of Kodak Retinette 1s with 45mms, and a Yashica Minister >>> also with a 45mm. >>> Douglas >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Bridge"<abridge683 at >>> fastmail.com >>> > >>> To: "Leica Users Group"<lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 10:45 PM >>> Subject: [Leica] How did 50mm become the "normal" lens for 35mm cameras? >>> >>> >>> Let me back up a moment. >>>> >>>> I was taught that a ?normal? lens is one whose focal length matches the >>>> diagonal of the film/sensor frame. >>>> >>>> For 35mm film as shot by, say, a Leica M6, that turns out to be 43mm - >>>> midway between a wide 35mm lens and a 50mm lens which I have sometimes >>>> seen >>>> called a ?short telephoto? perhaps even by B&H. >>>> >>>> Now as I remember from my cinema days 35mm movies are shot at the same >>>> aspect ratio as still but have different dimensions since they are shot >>>> with the long edge running across the film instead of the short edge as >>>> is >>>> the case for full frame 35mm film photography (except, I?m guessing, >>>> half-frame 35mm but now I?m totally out of school having never seen one >>>> of >>>> these cameras. >>>> >>>> That?s where I?m coming from. And wondering why we don?t see more >>>> 40-something focal length lenses. I know that there 48?s out there? >>>> Nikon >>>> maybe from the old days? Mark Rabiner, you talked about this at some >>>> point, >>>> I think. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Adam >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >