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Subject: [Leica] How did 50mm become the "normal" lens for 35mm cameras?
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 19:46:11 -0700
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Oskar Barnack had a very limited number of lenses available for his 
skunkworks project.  He tried a zeiss 42 or 47 on prototype two but the 
Elmar design just came off patent and Max made it work Elmax at first

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> On Sep 17, 2016, at 6:22 PM, Dennis Kushner <dennis.leicam6 at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> I agree with Osterloh. I have always considered the following statement I
> read somewhere over
> 40 years ago. The view angle of the lens closest to the average 43 degree
> angle of the human eye.
> 
> 
> On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 5:13 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>>>> On Sep 17, 2016, at 1:36 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am using the 35mm f2 Fuji on the XE-2 and X-Pro 1 which is about 45.5
>>> equivalent (taking 1.3 as the equivalence ratio). I was "sold" the 35 as
>> a "sort
>>> of equivalent" to a 50mm f2. It works great too.
>>> 
>>> Still wish I could find an adaptor (to M) for my f1.4 50mm MC-Rokkor, a
>> truly
>>> wonderful lens, if bulky.
>> 
>> looks available, sent separately.
>> 
>> steve
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> Peter
>>> 
>>>> On 17/09/2016 16:47, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>>> It sure is. And very sharp too. It has become my most-used lens. If I
>> go out with the Fuji and just one lens, this is the one.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Nathan
>>>> 
>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>>>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <
>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>>>> YNWA
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>>> On 17 Sep 2016, at 15:58, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> That is a nice format.  Both Nathan and I are using the Fujinon 27mm,
>> which gives the equivalent of a 40 full frame.  It is a very handy
>> walk-about lens.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 9/17/2016 8:53 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>>>>>> I love my little 40 mm Summicron
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> a note off the iPad, George
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> That?s where I?m coming from. And wondering why we don?t see more
>> 40-something focal length lenses.
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>>> --
>>> 
>>> ===========================================================
>>> Dr Peter Dzwig
>>> 
>>> 
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