Widest Angle Compact

Spin_Dr_Wolf 8 Jan 2010 15:14:08 6,170 posts
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Does anyone know whats the widest angle lens available on a compact of some desciption is ? By compact i mean something that can ideally be fit into a pocket, the boss wants me to find one for the office when we are out on site. Doesn't necessarily need any flash features like face recognition or every ISO speed ever imagined.

deem 8 Jan 2010 15:16:48 31,667 posts
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Not sure, let me just have a quick look on google
Spin_Dr_Wolf 8 Jan 2010 15:18:30 6,170 posts
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Well if it saves me the effort.
Deleted user 8 January 2010 15:19:24

I think Samsung do the widest one iirc.
askew 8 Jan 2010 15:22:00 24,121 posts
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Pinhole camera.
Carlo 8 Jan 2010 15:23:53 21,801 posts
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Lomography+fish+eye+35mm+camera&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g-sx2
beachedvinyl 8 Jan 2010 15:26:05 318 posts
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24mm.
dp review has a feature search so you can sort by type->compact and lens ->

mal 8 Jan 2010 15:29:16 29,326 posts
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Yeah, and quite a few new 24mm cameras were announced at CES yesterday.

It's amazing how much trouble it was for me to find a compact that went out to 28mm last time I bought a compact.

sargulesh 8 Jan 2010 15:30:43 3,281 posts
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I had a Ricoh GRD that had a fixed focal length of 28mm. Loved it. Great industrial design.

Spin_Dr_Wolf 8 Jan 2010 15:30:58 6,170 posts
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beachedvinyl wrote:
24mm.
dp review has a feature search so you can sort by type->compact and lens ->

Aye thats what i was looking at, the Samsung ones them zoom out to 240mm !

beachedvinyl 8 Jan 2010 15:32:20 318 posts
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GRD is a classic, as I have harked on about muchly in the past. Can go to 21mm with the add on lens.
sargulesh 8 Jan 2010 15:36:48 3,281 posts
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I had a GR1 too but I had to sell that as well
Deleted user 8 January 2010 15:46:18

Is that 24mm equiv or actual 24mm?

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