Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 28mm Summicron
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:41:45 -0700

I am afraid I have to disagree Henry. A 28mm lens is completely different
from a 35mm lens. You are closer and more intimate with a 28. Almost too
close as focal length induced distortions to reality are much more
noticeable. This is not as pronounced as it was at one time what with news
photographers using the 20mm lens as their normal lenses these days.

Rather than thinking about lenses as covering more or less, think about the
changing relationship between the foreground and background.

John Collier

> From: Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>
> 
> Just my own opinion. The 28 is kind of an orphan.
> Unless one does not have a 35, then from 50 going to
> 28 would fill the gap. But anyone having a 35 would
> want either a 21 or 24 instead of the 28.

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