Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ahh, that explains why I hear cursing in French when I forget to switch the shower heating on... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe" <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2016 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] How did 50mm become the "normal" lens for 35mm cameras?DOUGLAS I also still have a Retinette and a Minister in some drawer ? fond memories Or it is we're living in the same house ;-) Amities Philippe Le 17 sept. 2016 ? 01:34, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a ?crit : > According to my list, I have a Halina 35X somewhere in the attic with a > 45mm, a couple of Kodak Retinette 1s with 45mms, and a Yashica Minister > also with a 45mm. > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge683 at > fastmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 10:45 PM > Subject: [Leica] How did 50mm become the "normal" lens for 35mm cameras? > > >> Let me back up a moment. >> >> I was taught that a ?normal? lens is one whose focal length matches the >> diagonal of the film/sensor frame. >> >> For 35mm film as shot by, say, a Leica M6, that turns out to be 43mm - >> midway between a wide 35mm lens and a 50mm lens which I have sometimes >> seen called a ?short telephoto? perhaps even by B&H. >> >> Now as I remember from my cinema days 35mm movies are shot at the same >> aspect ratio as still but have different dimensions since they are shot >> with the long edge running across the film instead of the short edge as >> is the case for full frame 35mm film photography (except, I?m guessing, >> half-frame 35mm but now I?m totally out of school having never seen one >> of these cameras. >> >> That?s where I?m coming from. And wondering why we don?t see more >> 40-something focal length lenses. I know that there 48?s out there? Nikon >> maybe from the old days? Mark Rabiner, you talked about this at some >> point, I think. >> >> Thanks >> >> Adam >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information