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Re: [OM] Re: Angle of view: Camera/binoculars

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Angle of view: Camera/binoculars
From: "Paul Farrar" <farrar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 15:22:32 -0600 (CST)
...
> My question is, how close is the angle of view of the 300mm with 1.4 converter
> to the Nikon's 7.5 degrees?  According to the OM Manual for Zuiko
> Interchangeable Lenses Group, a 300mm is 8 degrees and a 400mm is 6 degrees.
> My guess is that a 420mm (300 X 1.4) would be a bit less than that, but what
> effect does the converter have on the angle of view that would differ from a
> standard lens od 420mm?
> 
> -Tim (just saw a Pileated Woodpecker) Clark

For lenses longer than 50mm, just divide 2400 by the focal length to
get the angle of view in degrees. This is the angle across the diagonal
of a 35mm frame (24mm by 36mm).

Paul Farrar

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