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I know this question has been asked before, but I can't find it

Started Nov 18, 2018 | Questions thread
horizont Forum Member • Posts: 77
Re: I know this question has been asked before, but I can't find it

Lens focal length tells you something about field of view only if you know on which system you will use them.

If you like 14 mm FOV on your Fuji, you need 14 mm lens from whichever system to get the same FOV on Fuji.

Because of sensor / film size difference, 14 mm Fuji lens on Fuji camera offers same field of view as 21 mm lens on full frame / 135 film.

In film days wide angle lenses were expensive and not as widely spread as normal lenses as Helios 44 you mentioned, which was a kit lens for Zenit cameras produced in 10 of millions. In eastern block, from where the cheapest M42 lenses come from, Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 20 mm F/4 (and later 2.8 version) and Mir 20 were practically the only choices. But they still fetch quite high prices if in good condition due to rarity (200 EUR +). These lenses offered on film slightly wider FOV as 14 mm offers on Fuji - which was quiet enough and thus there were no common wider lenses available.

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