On Aug 11, 2010, at 9:09 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

> 28 is the true normal lens on an APS-C camera.  Normal lenses have been 
> defined as the FL equal to the diagonal of the format. 50~58mm is the classic 
> normal on 35mm, traditional because that's what was used on Leica, but the 
> equivalent AOV lens on most any other format would be considered a short 
> telephoto.  A 35mm lens gives you the same AOV on APS-C.  To actually get 
> something wide on a APS-C camera you need to have a 24mm at the minimum.

Thanks, P.J. 

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Eric Weir
Decatur, GA  USA
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