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Re: [OM] Other ultra-wides?

Subject: Re: [OM] Other ultra-wides?
From: "Tom Trottier" <TomATrottier@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 03:21:46 -0400
Hi Garth,
At 2000 May 9 - Tuesday 8:38, Garth Wood 
spoke about *Re: [OM] Other ultra-wides?...* saying

...

> The reason I prefer the 21/2.0 is simple: the viewfinder image is
> considerably brighter, and my eyes have always preferred trying to
> focus in bright light.  If I could get a 21/0.001, I would. 

> Of course, the damn thing would be bigger than my car, and when I
> took the front lens cap off, all the photons in the vicinity would
> get sucked in to its event horizon...  "It's a miracle!  I CAN
> SEE!"  "No, Garth just put the lens cap back on."  ;-) 

Yep, by my calculations that 21/0.001 would be 21 meters wide, plus 
any extra due to retrofocus design. Bigger than many buses. I wonder 
what the depth  of field would be....

> Garth

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