It only matters if you were to position both at the same place
With the 77mm you probably just take a step forward, maybe no even that
much, right?
At 07:35 PM 2/15/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>Fred,
>
>This is very helpful indeed. What I'm trying to ascertain is
>about how much more image I'd capture using the 77mm lens as
>opposed to one of the 85mm lenses for a specific situation.
>Since I don't have a 77mm lens at the moment, it's hard to make
>a comparison. Your brick wall comparison
>
>http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/85compar/85bricks.jpg
>
>is very helpful in that it shows how close the 85s are to one
>another. Now, here are the key questions: How far from the wall
>were you, and how wide is the image you captured? If I recall,
>your results are from scanned photos, not directly from the
>negatives. If that's the case, some of the image is probably
>lost, and the pictures don't represent the actual image caught
>on the film.
>
>Thanks so much for all the work and time you've put into your
>response. It's been a super help, and I certainly appreciate
>it.
>--
>Shel Belinkoff
>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> I have no experience with the 77/1.8 (maybe someday), but I do have some
>> visual evidence on the relative (but not absolute) focal lengths of those
>> 85's. Having previously shot each of seven different 85mm lenses at
>> identical targets from identical distances, I just now made some side-by-side
>> comparisons of some of the images (taken from my "85mm Lens Shoot-out" at
>> http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/85compar/index.html).
>
>[lotsa good stuff snipped (but saved)]
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