"J. C. O'Connell" wrote, quoting Graywolf, who wrote:
> > 50mm is the normal lens for 135 cameras simply because that > > is what Barnack used on the first Leica. > > The real reason something approximating the diaagonal of the the > > negative was originally chosen as the normal lens was simply because > > that was the cheapest lens that would give satisfactory results. All the > > rest is gobbly-dee-gook made up by photography writer's over the years. > Dont think i agree. The focal length of the > normal lens it what gives a normal perspective, > not compressed like a tele or stretched like > a wide angle. I have read it postulated (meaning the author's opinion) that 50mm gives the best feeling of the subject being a 'natural' size. > & yes, I know focal length doesnt affect perspective > directly, but it does indirectly... > > JCO keith whaley
