Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/15

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Subject: Drowning men - was Re: [Leica] Surprises at Photokina
From: mark.teampope at ntlworld.com (Mark Pope)
Date: Mon Sep 15 01:37:57 2008
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red735i@earthlink.net wrote:
<quote>
> I always get the efective multiplier ratio of he M8 wrong.. it is 1.5.  So 
> the 21 on the M8 has the same AOV as a 31 ( 28?) on the M6.  So the 
> comparison that is fairer is the 28 Elmarit  to the 21 Lux.  However, 
> while I was wrong about the lenses invloved, the argunment still holds.... 
>
>
>   
</quote>

Hi Frank,
the multiplication factor is actually 1.33.  So 21mm becomes 28mm 
equivalent, 24mm becomes 32mm
Cheers

Mark

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