[Leica] How did 50mm become the "normal" lens for 35mm cameras?DOUGLAS

[Douglas Barry]

Ahh, that explains why I hear cursing in French when I forget to switch the 
shower heating on...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philippe" <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2016 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] How did 50mm become the "normal" lens for 35mm 
cameras?DOUGLAS


I also still have a Retinette and a Minister in some drawer … fond memories

Or it is we're living in the same house ;-)

Amities
Philippe


Le 17 sept. 2016 à 01:34, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a écrit :

> 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
>>
>>
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