150 or 210 for landscape on 4x5

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Jim Waggener - 22 Jul 2003 22:29 GMT

A 150 is kinda semi-wide ain't it? Why use a 210?

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Paul Attreides - 23 Jul 2003 01:13 GMT

> A 150 is kinda semi-wide ain't it? Why use a 210?

150 is approx a 50mm on 35mm, so its more "normal" actually my vision is wider.
Anyway a 210 can be used to narrow, to your subject...like a telephoto, the question could be
why use a Zoom lens or a telephoto? Just matter of taste and a way to get closer to the subject.

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Thom - 23 Jul 2003 05:28 GMT

>A 150 is kinda semi-wide ain't it? Why use a 210?

152mm is "normal" for a 4x5. A 210mm is 1.4X or 1.4 power or about
50mm on a 35mm camera.

It has its advantages being slightly telephoto which is sometimes used
in landscape.

THOM

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David Nebenzahl - 23 Jul 2003 06:07 GMT

On 7/22/2003 9:28 PM Thom spake thus:

>>A 150 is kinda semi-wide ain't it? Why use a 210?
>
> 152mm is "normal" for a 4x5. A 210mm is 1.4X or 1.4 power or about
> 50mm on a 35mm camera.

I think you meant to say it's about 70mm on a 35mm camera (remember, it's the
diagonal of the 24x36 format).

> It has its advantages being slightly telephoto which is sometimes used
> in landscape.

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Thom - 26 Jul 2003 01:25 GMT

>On 7/22/2003 9:28 PM Thom spake thus:
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>I think you meant to say it's about 70mm on a 35mm camera (remember, it's the
>diagonal of the 24x36 format).

Sorry I mean 50mm. I use the ideal diagonal or 24x30mm to determine
"normal when comparing it to a 4x5. Please remember that normal is
also the relationship between forground and background.

THOM

>> It has its advantages being slightly telephoto which is sometimes used
>> in landscape.

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Sherman - 23 Jul 2003 14:24 GMT

> A 150 is kinda semi-wide ain't it? Why use a 210?

A 90 is wide, why use a 150? ;^ )

Use the lens that captures what you "see". Lacking that, use the lens you
have.

About 2 weeks ago I checked my last year's notes and I used a 150 about 70
percent of the time, a 210 about 25 percent of the time and a 90 about 5
percent of the time. Of the images I decide to print the ratio is
approximately the same.

Sherman
http://www.dunnamphoto.com

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