Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Real world same thing. The 21 becomes a '28' - but with 21 dof - on a camera with a 1.33 crop factor. On 9/14/06 4:56 PM, "Henning Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote: >> Wait, Henning - Don't you mean that a 21 is a 28 on the M8? >> Sounds like a neat camera, needless to say. > > Nope. As in '21' refers to 21mm, not a specific angle of view. A 21mm > lens on an M8 is the same angle of view as a 28mm lens on film. > >> >> On 9/14/06 4:27 PM, "Henning Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote: >> >>>> Thanks much for the first hand information, Henning. >>>> >>>>> My favourite lenses on the M8 were the 21 and 35/1.4 ASPH and 75/1.4 >>>> >>>> Did you frame the 21 with an accessory finder, or were you able to >>>> use the regular >>>> viewfinder effectively despite the missing frame lines? >>>> >>>> Thanks again, >>>> >>>> Clyde Rogers >>> >>> Used the little 28/35 CV finder. 28 on film is exactly 21 on M8.