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

[Dennis Kushner]

I agree with Osterloh. I have always considered the following statement I
read somewhere over
40 years ago. The view angle of the lens closest to the average 43 degree
angle of the human eye.


On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 5:13 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> > On Sep 17, 2016, at 1:36 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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
>
>
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > 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.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Nathan
> >>
> >> Nathan Wajsman
> >> Alicante, Spain
> >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
> >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
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> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
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> >> YNWA
> >>
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> >>
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> >>
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> >>
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> >>
> >>> On 17 Sep 2016, at 15:58, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> Jim Nichols
> >>> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >>>
> >>> On 9/17/2016 8:53 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
> >>>> I love my little 40 mm Summicron
> >>>>
> >>>> a note off the iPad, George
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> That’s where I’m coming from. And wondering why we don’t see more
> 40-something focal length lenses.
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> > Dr Peter Dzwig
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