Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark with all due respect mon ami..... that's having to think about it.... we are photographers and all those decimal points can scare the hell out of a guy. Shoot picture look at scene and remember what you saw in the view finder and from then on you'll be close. If a photographer wishes to be 100% perfect in what goes on the sensor then one should use an SLR. :-) Now see how KISS easy taht was? :-) ted ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Pope <mark.teampope@ntlworld.com> Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:01 pm Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 15mm lens on M8 To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Steve, > > you can't use the M8 viewfinder. The reason is that you > need to factor > in the magnification factor for the smaller sensor size. > You need to > multiply the focal length by 1.33 to get the equivalent focla length. > So 15mm becomes the equivalent of 19.95mm on 35mm, 21mm > becomes 28mm > etc. > > Hope that makes sense. > > Regards > > Mark > -- > Mark Pope > Swindon Wilts, UK > > Homepage: - http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Picture a week -2008 > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 2007 > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2007 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >