Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/23

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Subject: [Leica] New For Leica Lens, From Another Leica Forum
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Thu Feb 23 12:34:04 2006
 
bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> writes:

> Why do they always have to make 50mm lenses .................. as if  
> they are the most important? Why not a 10mm, with a good  
> viewfi ............ you don't need that ............... just use 
> your eyes ........... point and shoot.
> 
> B.
> 

50mm on most 35mm camera systems is considered normal. So lots of good 
existing lens designs around. Images created with a 35mm focal lenght lens 
40 years ago were called wide angle shots.

Lately 40mm seems to be more the norm.

Regards,


Greg
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