Now, if the majority of photographers would begin to understand. As I've mentioned in the past, a 50mm lens projects the same size image on the film/sensor regardless of format, it's just that the image takes up a larger portion of the film/sensor the smaller the format.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 2:05 PM Subject: Re: Replacement for the FA 50 and 100 Macros? (Re: Pentax is Dying) > "that's one factor. the other is the automatic 1.5 magnification of the > center portion of the lens circle." > > I'm not aware of magnification. It is a crop of the central part of the > lens circle, giving a field of view that looks like a 1.5x magnification. > > Even the photography magazines seem to have finally begun to understand > this. > > Joe >
