Originally Posted by JJJPhoto
The idea that 50mm is the normal perspective of the human eye is just an urban legend/myth that has been debunked many times in print, online, and even on TV.
well....... they can debunk all they want
but if you take a 35mm SLR with a 43-50mm on it and put it up to one eye while keeping your other eye open
it will be as if there is no camera at all
this is why they refer to it as "the perspective of the human eye" (not eye
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and since we cant ZOOM with our eyes, but only shift focus, i dont see why any debunking needs to take place, unless its just about semantics.
our vision may be a very wide angle, but i wouldnt consider 50% of what i see usable or photography worthy, since its all blurry anyway, hell i'm typing this sentence and i can only make out 3 words to the left before it becomes illegible!