Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Although the 21 to 600 comparison would make it difficult to do, the standard visual proof of what Johnny is saying is to enlarge the image taken with the wider lens until it looks like the shot with the longer lens (same frame) and you will see that other than more grain, the images will look the same. Ken - -----Original Message----- From: Johnny Deadman [mailto:john@pinkheadedbug.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 9:01 PM To: LUG Subject: Re: [Leica] 28 mm M Lens recommendation on 6/6/01 8:07 PM, Gil, Miguel (US - Los Angeles) at mgil@deloitte.com wrote: > Frank, > > Given two lens at the same distance from the subject, a 21 mm will give a > different perspective than a 600mm. The 600mm compresses distance between > the foreground and the background. no they just give different FRAMES. The perspective is the same. 'Perspective' has quite a specific and precise meaning unless you want to be humpty dumpty and have it mean whatever you want it to mean, which is fine, but our conversation's then over. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com