Re: EOS New PowerShot S2 IS

[Mr. Bill]

You're ignoring the fact that most (almost all) 35mm point-n-shoot 
camera's have lenses that start at 38mm.  The biggest advertising point 
of these (and often the model number of the camera) is how long a 
telephoto it has.

I had to search around to find a P&S camera for my Mom that started at 
28mm, there were very, very few available.

I think it's a marketing thing, not a technology thing.
Mr. Bill
Bob Meyer wrote:
THAT'S why wide angle lenses are much more common on
even inexpensive 35mm cameras. Given the larger image
size, and no retrofocus design issues (because there's
no mirror), a 24mm compact 35mm lens is relatively
easy to design, and images on the film can be quite good.
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