Re: [OM] One camera, one lens

[Winsor Crosby]

I saw an article years ago, in Leica Fotographie I think that tried 
to investigate why the 90-100 mm focal length is so pleasing. They 
did some interesting comparisons of the perspective of oil paintings 
of landscapes and found that a high percentage of them had 
perspectives similar to a 90mm or 100 mm lens.  They concluded that 
since artists who were attempting to create a beautiful picture chose 
that perspective there must be something in it that is inherently 
pleasing or "normal" to our way of seeing. I know that there is 
frequently something special about a picture taken with my 90mm then 
and my 85mm now.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California

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