Re: Orion wide angle shot ... great shot.

From: John R Pierce ^lt;pierce_at_No-Spam>
Date: Sun Mar 09 2008 - 15:02:04 MST

Mark Johnston wrote:
> Looks like around 45 deg wide by 28 deg high.
> This I believe could be quite safely be qualified as: 'wide
> angle' YIKES!

indeed, the 35mm 6x7 lens he used is considered a rectilinear fisheye on
the Pentax 6x7 camera system it came from... these cover a 55 x 70 mm
negative.


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