Hans- Thanks for the clarification. There's always something to learn....
Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans van Veluwen" <hcvanveluwen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] F280 - angle of illumination
>
> : John- forget the 24, but try the 28. The flash covers 74 degrees while
the
> : 28mm covers 75 degrees. Depending on the subject, it could be ok. You
can
> : use a T-32 with the 24mm.
>
>
> The T32 and F280 have identical coverage angles: 74 degrees horizontal, 53
> degrees vertical.
>
> The 75 degrees you mention for the 28mm lens is correct, but this the
*diagonal*
> angle of view. Its horizontal a.o.v. is 64 degrees, its vertical a.o.v. is
45
> degrees.
>
> For the 24mm lens these data are 84 degrees diagonal, 74 degrees
horizontal and
> 53 degrees vertical. As you can see this is identical to the coverage
angles of
> both the T32 and F280.
>
>
>
> hnz
>
>
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