Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/19

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: re: finder perspective
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@apple.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 12:20:17 -0700
 

Perspective is purely a function of distance. Angle of view is a 
function of focal length. If you take a picture of a scene with a 
21mm lens, replace that with a 200mm lens without moving the camera,
then enlarge the 21mm image such that the subject is the same size
as what is in the 200mm image, you'll find that except for distortion
effects, the image will be identical. (Distortion effects like grain
and detail resolution, etc.)

My take on this is that RF photography is less precise in framing than
reflex photography. Not better or worse, just different. You have to 
learn to see what the lens sees a little differently than what an SLR
presents to you.

Godfrey