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Zake · Feb 4, 2006, 5:55 PM

I am new to photography and don't understand the lensmath yet. Which size add-on wide anglelenstakes a widerpicture given the same distance....... a .5x or a .8x?

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plg3 · Feb 5, 2006, 8:20 PM

The .5x will give you a wider field of view than the .8x. It's a multiplication factor. If your camera has a 38mm wide angle (35 mm equivalent) then multiply it by .5 and you get 19mm. The .8 will give you ~30mm.

Paul in NoVA
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Zake · Feb 5, 2006, 9:13 PM

Thank You Paul! :-)

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Feb 4, 2006, 5:55 PM	#1
Zake Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14	I am new to photography and don't understand the lensmath yet. Which size add-on wide anglelenstakes a widerpicture given the same distance....... a .5x or a .8x? Thank You

Feb 5, 2006, 8:20 PM	#2
plg3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 157	The .5x will give you a wider field of view than the .8x. It's a multiplication factor. If your camera has a 38mm wide angle (35 mm equivalent) then multiply it by .5 and you get 19mm. The .8 will give you ~30mm. Paul in NoVA Oly E- 500 C- 730 http://www.flickr.com/photos/stoney_g/sets

Feb 5, 2006, 9:13 PM	#3
Zake Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14	Thank You Paul! :-)