I have yet to read it, but I have a friend that spent his career as a
photojournalist, and has a degree in applied art. He retired from the paper
and is now teaching photography at a local art school.
He told me once that he had never seen a photo that couldn't be improved by
cropping, and I generally agree with him.
Bill Pearce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fernando Gonzalez Gentile" <fgnzalez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] DPReview on the "standard lens"
> Chuck, just finished reading it.
>
> It gives me a perfect reasoning to justify my reluctance of cropping my
> photographs ... (see first comment, below the article - if I understood
> it right).
>
> :-)
>
> Fernando.
>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Ummm. Did anyone actually read the reference I posted? The definition
>> of a standard lens as a geometric reference was the whole point of the
>> article.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Carlos J. Santisteban wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I agree with AG -- 50mm is too narrow as "standard" for me....
>>>
>>> There's no magic with the 50mm focal. I think the definition of a
>>> "standard"
>>> lens is a confrontation of subjective, artistic views and technical
>>> reasons; 43.3mm is just a geometric reference.
>>>
>
>
> --
> _________________________________________________________________
> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.37/2131 - Release Date: 05/24/09
07:09:00
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|