MSA O/N September, 2025 - "Wide Angle Perspective"

[Kino]

Old, 2011. Cincinnati, Ohio on a bitterly cold day.

Holga Wide Angle Pinhole camera, Arista EDU 100 film in HC 110. Exposure and development times not remembered.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I agree;only by getting closer can one get these dramatic perspectives, because perspective is a function of POV not of focal length.

 

[cliveh]

I think the majority of us know this, clive. But...usually when we use short lenses we move our camera's position in closer to our subject, hence changing our perspective. Are you going to participate or be picky?

I can't contribute, as I haven't used a wideangle or telephoto lens for many, many years.

 

[logan2z]

Old-ish one

Shot with a Leica M-A, Leica Super Elmar 21mm/f3.4 ASPH on HP5+ film.

 

[MattKing]

Which reminds me of this one from 2017:

I can't contribute, as I haven't used a wideangle or telephoto lens for many, many years.

 

[MattKing]

I can't contribute, as I haven't used a wideangle or telephoto lens for many, many years.

Sure you can Clive - you just need to use the alternate theme description:

@MattKing

Greetings!, You asked, "A question that verges on pedantry for @russljames - do you consider any photo which makes use of exaggerated perspective due to close and far subjects plus extensive depth of field to be "eligible", or must the photo involve use of a so-called "wide angle lens"?"

I hadn't given that idea thought before choosing the theme. My initial meaning for "wide angle perspective" is to submit images that were/are created with lenses considered to be in the wide angle family of whatever film format is being used. But if "exaggerated perspective due to close and far subjects plus extensive depth of field" can be created with other focal lengths, thus rendering a wide angle "look", then bring them on.

Russ

As @russljames posted, bring them on!
Your choice of course, but I'd suggest your most recent Gallery upload called "Bullring" is eminently worthy of consideration.

 

[What About Bob]

Hassleblad 501C with an 80mm lens that would have liked to have been a 40mm Distagon. T-Max 100 at 100. PQ Universal reversal processed. Warm tone on account of the dichromate.

New image: 09/04/2025
"Please be seated"
1/60 at f/22

New image: 09/04/2025
"Chillin'"
1/60 at f/22

New image: 09/04/2025
"Ramping it up and down"
1/15 at f/22

 

[chuckroast]

[Old - August 2025] Tanks For The Memories

Leica M4, 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar, TMX @ EI100, Pyrocat-HDC 1:1:200, 25min semistand, scan of silver print

 

[Sirius Glass]

The title of this thread is wide angle perspective, but wide angle does not affect perspective.

Perhaps if understood wide angle point of view.

 

[loccdor]

New, yesterday, trying this Zodiak-8. Provia 400X expired in 2015 and frozen, traded to me from a guy here on Photrio.

 

[loccdor]

Old? Developed this month but taken last October. Canon EOS Elan 7E with Samyang 14mm f/2.8. 2010 Expired Fuji Sensia 400.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I can't contribute, as I haven't used a wideangle or telephoto lens for many, many years.

it's precise not picky. being sloppy leads to misinformation and confusion.

 

[jeffreyg]

Here are four- three old and one new ( about a month ago). 1) old Bob Marley - Ilford HP5 with the Ilford Titan pinhole camera and the short cone, 2) old Tree trunk at Quinault rain forest ilford Delta 400 with Hasselblad Distagon 50mm FLE, 3) old Capitol Reef, Utah also Delta 400 and the 50mm FLE and 4) newish Begonia leaf HP5 with the same pinhole. All were at box speed, normal processing times and the cameras were on sturdy tripods. For the purpose of the thread all were negative scans since my prints are too large for my scanner. the only editing is cropping and some selective burning and dodging and possibly slight contrast adjustment to match my printing choices.
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[chuckroast]

[New - Sep. 2025] The Train To Splitsville

Nikon F3, 28mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor, Fomapan 200 @ EI 200, 510 Pyro 1:100, scan of silver print

 

[GregY]

Mamiya 6 MF, 50mm, Tri-X, Print on Forte Polygrade FB

 

[GregY]

4x10" camera 90mm Super Angulon XL, FP4+ Print on Ilford Warmtone FB

 

[russljames]

We’re just past the halfway point of the month and I am loving the great array of images that have been posted so far. This is going to be a tough one to judge.

@GregY- Unless winter has arrived early this year in Alberta, I’m going to assume that the Mamiya 6 picture falls into the “old” category. What about the 4x10, old or new?

Russ

 

[chuckroast]

[New - Sep. 2025] The Train To Splitsville

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Nikon F3, 28mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor, Fomapan 200 @ EI 200, 510 Pyro 1:100, scan of silver print

Errr, make that a 20mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor...

 

[peter k.]

OLD ... 35mm Nikon F2, 28mm Arista 400 dev d-76

 

[wiltw]

The title of this thread is wide angle perspective, but wide angle does not affect perspective.

Indeed only camera position truly affects 'perspective'.
Nevertheless, this illustrates the perspective achievable only with a WA focal length...the relative size of the two hands cannot be exaggerated any other way...

 

[Mick Fagan]

Old, exposed on a three month trip in 2015.

Bronco Yard Fence, or what remains of it. This is in the Diamantina NP, which is basically the old Diamantina Station in far western Qld. This fence is somewhere along the 90km one way, high clearance 4x4 track in the park.

The wire on the ground is roughly 500mm from the camera.

Shen Hao HZX45-IIA
Fujinon SWD f/5.6 65mm
Centre Graduated filter
Ilford FP4+
D76 1:1

 

[chuckroast]

[New Sep. 2025] Nestflix-N-Chill

Leica IIIf, 35mm f/2.5 Color-Skopar, 400TX@EI 400, Pyrocat-HDC 1.5:1:250, 25min Semistand, scan of silver print

 

[Don_ih]

Old. October, 2019. Contax 139 Yashica 28mm lens. That's as wide as I have on that camera. Some people don't consider 28mm wide on 135, but I do. No clue what film. Negative scan.

 

[cliveh]

Indeed only camera position truly affects 'perspective'.
Nevertheless, this illustrates the perspective achievable only with a WA focal length...the relative size of the two hands cannot be exaggerated any other way...

Yes and perhaps I,m being picky again, but when you use a focal length not similar to the viewing angle of the human eye, do you take into accont the correct viewing distance for the magnification of your print size? Or does this not matter?

 

[chuckroast]

Yes and perhaps I,m being picky again, but when you use a focal length not similar to the viewing angle of the human eye, do you take into accont the correct viewing distance for the magnification of your print size? Or does this not matter?

The human eye has a horizontal viewing angle of about 200 degrees and a vertical of about 130 degrees. No lens, other than perhaps some sort of specialty fish eye comes even close. See:

https://developer.tobii.com/xr/learn/eye-behavior/visual-angles/

What is the maximum human field of vision?

The maximum human field of vision (FOV) is approximately 200 degrees horizontally and 135 degrees vertically. This range

milvus.io

Viewing distance as a function of print size, has to do with the perception of sharpness and what is required to achieve this. That's why an 8x10 hanging on the wall and a billboard on the side of the road both look "sharp" even the though at around 2 lp/mm the billboard has far less resolution. However - assuming quality lenses - the focal length used to produce the said image won't really as regards to sharpness. Wider lenses do have other issues that have to be considered like field curvature.