George, All Thnaks for the various point of views (if I may express it for such a subject!) Long ago, I had read a good photographic course but it was long ago. I guess I'll give a try to all this: all it needs is a Elpro VIb. Cheers. <---> Xavier F. BILLE Maisons Alfort - France > From: imagist3@xxxxxxx > Subject: [LRflex] Re: Technical, Using Elpros + Cron 50 + Four thirds Cam > Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:34:25 -0500 > To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > On Apr 21, 2012, at 2:57 PM, Neil Gould wrote: > > > OK... perhaps this will be "opening a can of worms", but I have never > > understood the notion that there is *any* magnification associated with > > using a particular lens on a camera based solely on a smaller sensor area > > than the lens was designed for. If the distance from the lens mount to focal > > plane changes, then enlargement or a reduction of the image could result, > > but otherwise, it seems to me that only the coverage (field of view) > > changes. Is this an incorrect notion for some reason, and if so, why? > > Exactly correct as far as I'm concerned. > Exactly like a 300 mm on my 8x10; > put the 5x7 back on the camera - nothing changes except the field of view. > put the 4x5 back on the camera - nothing changes except the field of view. > > Now if we wish each format to present the same field of view > we'll need to change the focal length of the lens to accomplish this; > or increase the distance from the subject considerably. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/