I saw the humor in the link from Wheatfield too, Dave. Sometimes unintended humor is the best, though. There's such a striking parallell between Antonio's logic and my own!
Example: Any mail from Antonio to PDML *becomes* trash mail on my computer. Excellent logic, really. You got to give him that. Jostein ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 11:19 AM Subject: Re: Lessons fro a pro > I dont know about the rest of you,but i found the humor in it.:-) > > Dave > > > Still spinning it I see Willliam. > > > > Nobody has said that a 50mm lens is really a 75mm lens. Do you understand > > English? > > > > What they are saying is that a 50mm lens "becomes" a 70mm lens when > place> d > > on a digital camera. I.e. Its angle of view decreases to that of a 70mm > > lens. > > > > Here is a dictionary definition: > > \Be*come"\, v. i. 1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into > som> e > > state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or > > receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new > > character. > > > > Get it now? The AOV (its state) of a 50mm lens changes to that of a 70mm > > lens, when used with a smaller sensor (i.e when it receives new > propertie> s > > or qualities....). Shorthand, 50mm becomes 70mm. > > > > > > Other accepted English examples. > > > > 1. �100 pounds becomes 160 Euros. > > (again no actual change to the �100, don�t read it literally) > > > > 2. 50 degrees Celsius becomes xx degrees Fahrenheit. > > > > Antonio > > > > > > On 15/8/04 1:46 am, "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > This is the webpage to learn from for all you guys who insist on > > > thinking your 50mm lens is really a 75mm lens. > > > > > > http://www.proshooter.homestead.com/untitled1.html > > > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
