Still spinning it I see Willliam. Nobody has said that a 50mm lens is really a 75mm lens. Do you understand English?
What they are saying is that a 50mm lens "becomes" a 70mm lens when placed on a digital camera. I.e. Its angle of view decreases to that of a 70mm lens. Here is a dictionary definition: \Be*come"\, v. i. 1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character. Get it now? The AOV (its state) of a 50mm lens changes to that of a 70mm lens, when used with a smaller sensor (i.e when it receives new properties or qualities....). Shorthand, 50mm becomes 70mm. Other accepted English examples. 1. �100 pounds becomes 160 Euros. (again no actual change to the �100, don�t read it literally) 2. 50 degrees Celsius becomes xx degrees Fahrenheit. Antonio On 15/8/04 1:46 am, "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is the webpage to learn from for all you guys who insist on > thinking your 50mm lens is really a 75mm lens. > > http://www.proshooter.homestead.com/untitled1.html > > William Robb > >
