Wide Angle Lens HELP!

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John - 28 May 2004 21:43 GMT

I've Been Looking for a wide angle lens for a 37mm digital handicam,
I'm kind of new to film and photography. Most of the .45x lenses I've
looked at are fisheye lenses, are all .45x lenses fisheye ? or are
they diffrent from just normal .45x wide angle lenses. Also Is the
lower the number (.45x) the wider the picture or do I want one with
the highest number (.6x)?Also at what point has the least amount
of noticable distortion.

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Mike King - 29 May 2004 17:08 GMT

And rec.photo.digital couldn't help? This group is full of stodgy
old-timers still using film cameras and wet darkrooms.

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> I've Been Looking for a wide angle lens for a 37mm digital handicam,
> I'm kind of new to film and photography. Most of the .45x lenses I've
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> the highest number (.6x)?Also at what point has the least amount
> of noticable distortion.

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Jorge Omar - 29 May 2004 17:33 GMT

> And rec.photo.digital couldn't help? This group is full of stodgy
> old-timers still using film cameras and wet darkrooms.

"still using film cameras and wet darkrooms"

Is there some other way of making fine photos? (-:

Jorge

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Pieter Litchfield - 30 May 2004 13:20 GMT

What are the odds you would find a film photographer in a group with
"darkroom" in the name? Who knew? By the way, I just was out playing with
a Horizon 202 - a 120 degree wide angle view of the world. Almost must be
tripod mounted, has a bubble level, no light meter or automation. Uses more
than a full frame of 35mm - about 23 exposures to a 36 exposure roll.
Results are surprisingly good. To bad it isn't digital.

> > And rec.photo.digital couldn't help? This group is full of stodgy
> > old-timers still using film cameras and wet darkrooms.
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> Jorge

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