Lenses (focal lengths) don't change the perspektive, unless there's a lot of distortion. Only the spot in which you are standing does that! >From a wideangle shot, you can in fact crop out the exact same photograph, that a telephoto lens would make, from that same spot.
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 9. marts 2005 17:57 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: *ist DS owners - Yay or Nay Is the Pentax sensor 16x24? I thought it is smaller than that. I was quite surprised at the difference in perspective between a 28mm lens on an SLR and the 18mm on the istD. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > That's incorrect. Perspective is a function of the distance between the > subject and the camera. If you want the perspective you're used to with > a 28mm lens on 24x36mm film, you need to use an 18mm lens with 16x24mm > sensor. That's all.
