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SX50 and SX60 both nice ~ my personal experience

Started Oct 20, 2014 | Discussions thread
VisionLight
VisionLight Veteran Member • Posts: 6,227
Re: The origin of the 50mm "normal" lens for 35mm cameras

Lee Jay wrote:

Natural is what we're talking about. There is no normal for human vision. If you look at a whole scene, you perceive something like 180 degrees. If you are watching a bird fly, you might be so focused you only see, say, 3 degrees and someone can easily sneak up on you without you noticing.
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Lee Jay

I only projected a 65% probability that this would be your reply. Guess I'm slipping. You are correct in that there is no normal human vision. What we are talking about here is "normal" with quotes. I do understand where you are coming from though and appreciate your point of view. But I think we will just have to agree to disagree, even though we are talking about a term with "quotes" around it. Readers will read and make their own opinions, or hopefully be a little inspired to learn more about the subject themselves. Knowing why one should choose a particular focal length lens and not another is a very important lesson in learning this craft of photography.

Ed

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