Antonio posted: > Well Greyworld, given that most people use the 35mm equivalent measure I > think you are completely out of touch with modern camera terminology if you > think it is ilustrative of penis envy (or spending too much time on your own > in the widerness). Just check dpreview.com, to take one authority on the > matter. All lenses are classified acording to their 35mm equivalents. Its > just a measurement everyone can understand. Most people realise that it is > not a literal statement.
while quoting: > On 14/8/04 3:29 am, "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well! "The 50mm lens on the Super Duper New Digital is the equalent of a 200mm > > lens on a 35mm camera" makes perfect sense. "My 50mm lens becomes 200mm lens" > > is > > just BS pure and simple. The first statement says something is like something > > else. The second statement says something is something else. The whole thing > > seems to be a form of penis envy, "Mine is bigger than yours". > > > > Kudos to Mr Alling who realized that, "All the kings men and all the kings > > horses can not put your broken egg back together again". As for the others, > > "Off > > with their heads". .. thereby Antonio indicates that he wasn't reading GrayWOLF's comments thoroughly before attacking him. In the very first sentence, apparently missed "... makes perfect sense" and he went on from there to misunderstand the rest of the message as well. Most unfortunate.
