Re: 28-70 F4 SMC FA AL

[Peter J. Alling]

At the risk of starting a huge discussion about lens equivalents, fCalc, 
(http://www.tangentsoft.net/), seems to think that 28mm is the 
equivalent in angle of view to a 35mm on 35mm, and 70mm is the 
equivalent of 90mm on 35mm. That said I'm not exactly sure which APS 
frame format it's assuming.  If you use the multiply by 1.5 method it 
covers the equivalent of 42 to 105.  Take your pick.

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keith posted:
 

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Nenad Djurdjevic posted, among other things:
     

I had the 28-70f4 and I thought it was a great lens.  I would still have it
if its focal length was useful on the *istD.  ....
       

It's so interesting how people's tastes vary. I hadn't used my 28-70/4 for 
quite a while as I'd been using mostly 50mm fixed-focal-length lenses on my 
film bodies. But now that I have an *istD, the 28-70 is back out of near 
retirement. I find it VERY useful for the *istD.
     

And what equivalent range on the *istD does that give you?
   

Normal to short tele. 

ERN
 


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