Shel, is right. You are thinking it opposite like a camera. Think of it as a backward wide-angle. At a given head position a WA will project a bigger picture than a normal lens would. A longer lens will project a smaller image and you need a taller column to get the same size image.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 8:28 AM Subject: Re: Schneider Componon-S 105/5.6 vs. El Nikkor 105/5.6 > Hi Shel, > I'm not sure I explained it right. From a given enlarger position, the > SC-S print is bigger. I think that means it's wider. > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Shorter focal length. Think of the fov through a wide angle v normal > > focal length lens. > > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > > The first surprise was that the two lenses are not identical in > > > focal length. The Nikkor prints more of the neg on a given sheet of > > > paper. I believe that means its longer. > > > > -- > > Shel Belinkoff > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
