On Jun 23, 2010, at 10:21 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > Note you'll want the kit zoom, the sensor in the DSLR's is smaller > than a 35mm frame so you're 50mm has the field of view of a 75mm on > 35mm, a 30-35mm lens is now normal. Pentax's little 18-55 is a pretty > good little lens for the money.
Actually, that was on the "Prayer Service at St. Michaels" thread, but since my decision to go with a *ist DS I've been communicating with the list through that thread, I changed the subject heading. Do I understand correctly that when using lenses designed for the 35mm frame the field of view through the viewfinder, and not just in the recorded image, will be 1.5 times what it would be on a film camera? Thanks, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
