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- From: dbernard@clesun.Central.Sun.COM (Dave Bernard)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: Actual vs. advertised lens focal lengths
- Date: 21 Jan 1993 13:11:47 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems
- Lines: 29
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- References: <1993Jan20.174554.8852@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>
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- In article 8852@cbnewsm.cb.att.com, ka1gt@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (robert.m.atkins) writes:
- >> In article <1993Jan19.152408.37954@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> vl01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (VINCENZO LIOTTA) writes:
- >> >After comparing an EOS 28-105 USM lens to a 35-105 USM lens, I noticed that
- >> >there was a *very* noticeable difference in the magnifiaction at 105 mm. The
- >> >35-105 USM got closer. My local camera shop sales person said that actual focal
- >> >lengths may vary up to 10 mm from the advertised number.
- >> >
- >> >Is this a common practice ? Does anyone have the REAL foacal lengths for these
- >
- >This has come up before (in fact I think I brought it up!) and the conclusion
- >from looking at the Popular Photography tests was that ALL the lenses they
- >tested (longer than 100mm) actually had focal lengths shorter than they
- >were advertised to be (on average maybe 5% short?). A number of lenses were
- >also slower than they were supposed to be. I think it's a rip-off, while
- >manufacturers claim it's manufacturing tolerance. If that is so then why
- >are the lenses shorter and slower than they should be and why are there not
- >some examples of lenses which are longer and faster than advertised?
- >
- >===============================================================
- >Bob Atkins AT&T Bell Labs email (direct) att!clockwise!rma
- >===============================================================
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-
- Sounds suspiciously close to manufacturer's claims that their medium format
- cameras are 6x6 or 6x7 cm, when in actuality the frame size is noticeably
- less. Brochures for 645 cameras compare 645 area with the 24x36mm area of
- 35mm frames... but their frames are not quite 645, even on a good day.
-
- Dave
-