[Leica] 50 summicron

[Robert Appleby <robert.appleby@tin.it>]

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Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 23:44:11 -0500
From: "R. Saylor" <rlsaylor@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] 50 summicron
Message-ID: <200012230449.XAA22675@blount.mail.mindspring.net>
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This may have been mentioned before, but for a given focus 
distance and aperture, a 35mm lens will likely give the appearance 
of greater sharpness because of its greater depth of field. 

For example, at a focus distance of 5m at f/8, a 50mm will have a 
DoF of about 6m, while the DoF of a 35mm will be (practically) 
infinite.

Richard
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I seldom stop the lenses down too much, as most of my snapping is in pretty
light-challenged conditions. Anyway, interesting to see how many people
feel there is a difference.
As for Henning's little jibe about world domination, when we're in charge
(it's a Hegelian process, historical inevitability, matey, so watch your
step, it's all going into the big black book) words will be spelt the way
_we_ want them to be. As Humpty Dumpty said, the question is "Who is to be
Master".
Rob.
Robert Appleby