Why Steinheils (fwd)

[Yiing Lin <ylin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 95 08:47:34 EST
From: allan carrano <allan.carrano@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Why Steinheils

          Dr. T asked (among other things), "Will a wide-angle adapter 
          help me take better pictures?"
     
          YES!
          
          I think I can best explain by analogy.  Consider the creative 
          flattie 35 mm SLR photographer with only a normal lens on 
          his camera. He'll outshine the equipment loaded no talent 
          amateur every time.  But might not that creative pro be even 
          better with more lens options in his equipment arsenal?  
          
          That's how I view the wide angle adapter.  It gives me another 
          lens choice.  I've found it useful in several situations.  The 
          most obvious one that comes to mind was when I did a wedding 
          in stereo, and faced that tight sitting room.  I had more 
          choices in my set-ups because I had "another lens."  Think of 
          the times you wished you could include just a little more in 
          your shot, and you couldn't back up to do it.  This happened 
          again to me in Hamburg, Germany where I needed to slip on the 
          Steinheils to get part of a schooner's masts in the shot which 
          I took from the dock.  I'd have had to swim or taken a rowboat 
          out to get that shot without the adapter.
          
          I guess if you think owning both 50 mm and 35 mm lenses for 
          2D SLR photography is unnecessary, you probably would feel the 
          same about using Steinheils.  I won't use quotes, but it goes 
          something like this:
          
              First it's a luxury.  Then it's a convenience.  Finally, 
              It's a necessity.
          
          I think I,m between luxury and convenience.  I do enjoy the 
          option my Steinheils afford me.
          
          Allan        


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