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RE: [OM] Re: Standard lens?

Subject: RE: [OM] Re: Standard lens?
From: "James N. McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:27:42 -0700
Olympus did make video cameras. I have one and it has been very reliable.
/jim

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Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Standard lens?


On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:24:44 -0800
Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Recent experience at the ZA Bay Area meeting indicates 50mm isn't
> really wide enough for groups at a reataurant table. Anybody
> remember me almost falling backwards over some chairs and another
> table when I stepped back with the 50/1.4 to take you picture?

Vividly. The only time I wished that Olympus had made videocams :)

I'd say that 21/2 would be more suited in restaurants.

Interrestingly enough, I am writing this from my laptop in the
kitchen.....I am on making-pancake-duty tonight.

--thomas

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> Moose
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> Thomas Heide Clausen wrote:
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> >For your use, which you write up as "restaurants", I imagine that
> >focal-length-wise the 50 may be better for you: a 55mm is slightly
> >longer, and restaurants in general do not sport a lot of space to
> >"step back". So alone the sligltly larger angle-of-view may make
> >the 50/1.2 more desireable?
> >
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