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- From: mikec@spider.co.uk (Mike Coren)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: Actual vs. advertised lens focal lengths
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.155444.27628@spider.co.uk>
- Date: 23 Jan 93 15:54:44 GMT
- References: <1993Jan19.152408.37954@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> <1993Jan20.034111.1@cc.curtin.edu.au> <1993Jan20.152748.656@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu>
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- >>> My local camera shop sales person said that actual focal
- >>> lengths may vary up to 10 mm from the advertised number.
- >>>
- >>
- >> There is a tollerence on focal lengths of lenses, but it is no where near +-10mm
- >> Consider, the 28-105 could be a 18-115 or a 38-95 if this was so!!
- >> Don't confuse focal length with the closest distance a lens will focus to.
- >>
- >> ~Paul
- >>
- >Depending if you want to consider end of range error or total range error
- > (which I beleive is what the sales person ment) Then the range could be 23 to
- >110 or 32 to 100 (or any possibility not excluding 28-115 or 18-95(although
- >these would be extreems)) also the salesperson may have ment 10 mm off that
- >particualr lens focal lenth (because it is a zoom). If you ever read popular
- >photography's Lens tests they show mm of error in reported focal lenths
- >especially on zooms over a large focal lenth range.
- >
-
- I think it's just a matter of time before the some slimey camera store (or
- mail order place) advertises:
-
- "28-105mm Zoom Lens, 25% off!"
-
- ...then when you buy one, they'll give you a 28-80. That's about 25% off. ;-)
-
- Mike
-
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- Michael D. Coren, Electrical Engineer mikec@spider.co.uk
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