Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Dec 24, 2005, at 9:30 AM, David Oswald wrote:
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* On digital: 28 isn't wide, but it's not quite standard either.
What is it?
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It's a "wide normal" or 'perfect normal' (my own term: I define a
'perfect normal' as a lens with focal length at infinity that matches
the diagonal of the format ... the diagonal of the DS format is 28.8mm).
It is almost identical in field of view to my favorite 40mm lens on
24x36 format film.
I've had the FA28/2.8 AL on my "buy" list for months. I just might push
the button. As much as I'd *like* the FA77, I'd *use* a 28mm lens a lot
more of the time, and it's 1/3 the price. (It's closer to 2/3 the price
of the 35/2, though: about $230 vs $299 from B&H).
Godfrey
I paid about 175 including shipping via ebay, including a polarizing filter.
