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Subject: [Leica] How did 50mm become the "normal" lens for 35mm cameras?
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 16:29:47 -0500
References: <D404526C.66834%mark@rabinergroup.com> <D4045F8D.66847%mark@rabinergroup.com> <CAFuU78fjAPmm4x4TC0UL4fOpZf57Y3HVpNOB0em61y44ux9CUQ@mail.gmail.com>
 
Unless you're shooting transparency 35mm for projection (who does that
anymore?) there is no normal lens.

A few old souls compose in camera, I suppose, and never show a cropped
image, but their work certainly doesn't pass under the nose of a photo
editor or art director.

The whole point of what we do is
?try to ?
show others what we see
?.

We choose a shooting  lens for various qualities, but adherence to how the
eye works is not really one.

I don't think ever, anymore.



-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] How did 50mm become the "normal" lens for 35mm cameras?)
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