Looking for a digital camera with wide angle lens (equivalent of 28mm on a film camera)...

"zeitgeist" writes:

I have a Canon G2 which is about 28mm on the wide end.

No, the wide end is equivalent to 35 mm, not 28.

Dave

"zeitgeist" writes:

I have a Canon G2 which is about 28mm on the wide end.

No, the wide end is equivalent to 35 mm, not 28.

Dave

"zeitgeist" writes:

I have a Canon G2 which is about 28mm on the wide end.

No, the wide end is equivalent to 35 mm, not 28.

Dave

"YoYo" your.business.com wrote in message
...
Mark your suggestion argues with itself!

28mm is NOT wide enough for a large
percentage of interior shots

the Canon Digital Rebel with a 17-40mm
f4 L is equal to a 28mm wide angle at
17mm

Oops.
I was thinking in terms of a 28mm on a DSLR as not being wide enough.
A 28mm lens on a DSLR is like trying to shoot interiors with a 45mm lens.
I guess he's talking about a cheap point and shoot with an equivalent of
28mm.

"YoYo" your.business.com wrote in message
...
Mark your suggestion argues with itself!

28mm is NOT wide enough for a large
percentage of interior shots

the Canon Digital Rebel with a 17-40mm
f4 L is equal to a 28mm wide angle at
17mm

Oops.
I was thinking in terms of a 28mm on a DSLR as not being wide enough.
A 28mm lens on a DSLR is like trying to shoot interiors with a 45mm lens.
I guess he's talking about a cheap point and shoot with an equivalent of
28mm.

"YoYo" your.business.com wrote in message
...
Mark your suggestion argues with itself!

28mm is NOT wide enough for a large
percentage of interior shots

the Canon Digital Rebel with a 17-40mm
f4 L is equal to a 28mm wide angle at
17mm

Oops.
I was thinking in terms of a 28mm on a DSLR as not being wide enough.
A 28mm lens on a DSLR is like trying to shoot interiors with a 45mm lens.
I guess he's talking about a cheap point and shoot with an equivalent of
28mm.

Roland Karlsson wrote in message ...
"YoYo" your.business.com wrote in news:10hemhkno4q8l68
@corp.supernews.com:

A cheap good working way would be the
Canon A300 or A310 small 3.2mg camera
with a very wide angle lens. Excellent
for just web pages, and cheap too.

Those are 33 mm equivalent. Not so wide.

No - for interiors for a real estate page you will need
more than that. If you have time you could do some stitching,
i.e. taking several picturs and combine them. Rather hard
work for interiors though. Almost for free if you have the
time. But time is money

Now - real estate? Is that not very expensive in US? Would
not a more expensive solution be well worth it?


I agree with all this. You can get 28mm equiv on P+S cam, but they
suffer distortion due to the optical 'stress' on the lens to get such
a small size.

Either buy a film SLR with 24mm or wider, or get a pro Nikon / Canon
DSLR with a decent wideangle

Roland Karlsson wrote in message ...
"YoYo" your.business.com wrote in news:10hemhkno4q8l68
@corp.supernews.com:

A cheap good working way would be the
Canon A300 or A310 small 3.2mg camera
with a very wide angle lens. Excellent
for just web pages, and cheap too.

Those are 33 mm equivalent. Not so wide.

No - for interiors for a real estate page you will need
more than that. If you have time you could do some stitching,
i.e. taking several picturs and combine them. Rather hard
work for interiors though. Almost for free if you have the
time. But time is money

Now - real estate? Is that not very expensive in US? Would
not a more expensive solution be well worth it?


I agree with all this. You can get 28mm equiv on P+S cam, but they
suffer distortion due to the optical 'stress' on the lens to get such
a small size.

Either buy a film SLR with 24mm or wider, or get a pro Nikon / Canon
DSLR with a decent wideangle

digiboy wrote:
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I agree with all this. You can get 28mm equiv on P+S cam, but they
suffer distortion due to the optical 'stress' on the lens to get such
a small size.

Have you looked at the Nikon Coolpix 5000 with its wide-angle 19mm
adapter - it not nearly as bad as the cheaper wide-angle cameras.
Programs such as Paint Shop Pro can easily correct a small amount of
residual lens distortion.

Cheers,
David

David J Taylor wrote:
digiboy wrote:
[]
I agree with all this. You can get 28mm equiv on P+S cam, but they
suffer distortion due to the optical 'stress' on the lens to get such
a small size.

Have you looked at the Nikon Coolpix 5000 with its wide-angle 19mm
adapter - it not nearly as bad as the cheaper wide-angle cameras.
Programs such as Paint Shop Pro can easily correct a small amount of
residual lens distortion.

Cheers,
David

This is a quick example of what the CP5000 and its wide adapter will
give you:
http://www.fototime.com/65CB82517402CA6/orig.jpg



Frank ess