Frank,
You can't look through the viewfinder while making a shortlist from a webpage.
And, yes, you do need to specify the AOV for a particular lens/camera combination. Obviously a 35mm lens has a different angle of view when used on a *ist D.
What I am trying to say is that 35mm equivalents may mean something to 35mm users, but they don't to anyone else.
John
On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 09:51:39 -0400 (EDT), frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:<snip>Frank,
But spare a thought for those poor saps who use several different formats, and are weighing up the pros and cons of buying a small P&S and have absolutely no idea (because the manufacturers won't help them) whether a 50mm lens on an Optio S4 is the same as a 50mm lens on a Canon G5 or an Olympus 4/3 or whatever it's called. <snip>
John,
All one has to do is look through the viewfinder...
Besides, adding another number to the equation will just further complicate and will overwhelm the newcomer. And, John, you still didn't address the issue of changing lenses from a 35mm film body to an APS size sensor dslr. How would one express the AOV in that case?
cheers, frank
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