I can't understand why so many can't grasp this, after all a xxmm lens is an xxmm lens regardless of whether it's on an 8x10 view camera or a 110 format camera. The image size is the same on all, it's just that on an 8x10 camera the image takes up a smaller portion of the film than on a 110.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 8:30 AM Subject: Re: DA14mm - why so large and heavy? > I was going to comment on this, but I commented on it last month when > it came up. > Maybe when it comes up next month it can be my turn? > > Anyway, I have a 6x7 adaptor for my view camera that turns my 65mm > lens into a ...... > 65mm lens. > It turns my 90mm lens into a 90mm lens, my 150mm lens into a 150mm > lens, and finally, it even changes my 210mm lens into a ...... > 210mm lens. > What is even more startling, is when I put my 6x7- K mount adaptor > onto my LX, all my 6x7 lenses get changed into exactly the same focal > lengths that are listed on the lens bezels, and to make matters even > more confusing, if I mount it on the istD, my 6x7 lenses are still, > frustratingly enough, the same focal length as what the manufacturer > claims them to be. > > All this is so confusing, I think I feel my brain leaking out my ear. > > William Robb
