[Leica] How did 50mm become the "normal" lens for 35mm cameras?
Steve Barbour
steve.barbour at gmail.com
Sat Sep 17 14:13:05 PDT 2016
> On Sep 17, 2016, at 1:36 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote:
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> I am using the 35mm f2 Fuji on the XE-2 and X-Pro 1 which is about 45.5
> equivalent (taking 1.3 as the equivalence ratio). I was "sold" the 35 as a "sort
> of equivalent" to a 50mm f2. It works great too.
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> Still wish I could find an adaptor (to M) for my f1.4 50mm MC-Rokkor, a truly
> wonderful lens, if bulky.
looks available, sent separately.
steve
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> Peter
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> On 17/09/2016 16:47, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> It sure is. And very sharp too. It has become my most-used lens. If I go out with the Fuji and just one lens, this is the one.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
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>>> On 17 Sep 2016, at 15:58, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>>> That is a nice format. Both Nathan and I are using the Fujinon 27mm, which gives the equivalent of a 40 full frame. It is a very handy walk-about lens.
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>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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>>> On 9/17/2016 8:53 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>>>> I love my little 40 mm Summicron
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>>>> a note off the iPad, George
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>>>>> That’s where I’m coming from. And wondering why we don’t see more 40-something focal length lenses.
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