Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/19

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Subject: [Leica] Is 35 the Current 50?
From: hjwulff at gmail.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:11:25 -0800
References: <CD1FDF53.3CEB%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark, the drawing of spherical objects in the corners of wideangle shots 
depends almost solely on the level of linear distortion - the more 
distortion (within limits) the less spherical objects are turned into 
oblongs. So if you have a low distortion lens, like the 21 SEM or even more 
so the 21/4.5 Biogon or 21/3.4 Super Angulon, heads in the corners don't 
look very good. A 'poorly' performing lens with high levels of barrel 
distortion will do better with heads. Unfortunately, the lenses with severe 
'mustache' distortion do worst.

Henning



On 2013-01-19, at 2:27 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> You shoot a crowd of people with a 28 you turn them all into a bunch of
> midgets. Some people don't take to this especially people who are not real
> tall to begin with. . I had a client get irate about that once. I've had
> very few irate clients. But he was right. After that if I used a 28 in a
> crowd I'd not get the people from head to foot only the top half of them.
> Waste up. If your using Leica not Nikon optics the heads at the edges are
> less watermelon like.
> 
> On 1/19/13 5:19 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have read that often over the last couple of decades, but personally I 
>> find
>> 28 too wide to be of use unless in -very- crowded situations, which I 
>> avoid
>> due to claustrophobia.. I bought one, but it pretty well never gets used.
>> Should sell it I suppose...
>> I find the 50 most useful, and I like the 75-90 range best (by a long way)
>> FD
>> On 19 Jan, 2013, at 02:09, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> For many people, 28mm has been the standard wide for awhile. Just a tad
>>> more than the 35mm, but more useful on the street, without the 
>>> "immersive"
>>> of 24 or 21.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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Henning Wulff
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