Thanks for your comments. I now understand the uses for interior group
shots.
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From: skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:16 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] Why a 28 mm on a rangefinder (XA 40
It's all user preference. SOme people just like a wider angle lens as their
primary view. It's not better, or worse than a 35mm FL.
Generally though, IMO, the "public" doesn't know how to use wide angle
lenses as their only option, it would be too wide for most P&S uses. When I
looked for a P&S for my wife, I purposely included only those cameras with a
28mm as the lower-end focal length of a zoom and ended up with a Pentax with
a 28-90mm lens. She uses the 28mm setting a lot for group pictures. 35mm
is just not wide enough for most interior kid and family pictures that most
people take.
You can go wider. Ricoh introduced a fixed lens camera with their
excellend-quality 21mm lens, the GR21. I can't find any prices though.
Expect it to be a $700+ MSRP camera.
Skip
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From: Clemente Colayco litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 23:02:34 +0800
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Why a 28 mm on a rangefinder (XA 40
Can anybody explain why or what advantage there is in mounting a 28 mm lens
on a compact rangefinder instead of the more common 35 mm? I know that there
are also many brands mounting a 28 mm, but just want to know better how to
make better use of it. I just bought an XA 4 in excellent user condition.
Regards
Titoy
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