what is the medium format equivalent for this focal length?

[justin_monroe]

<p>what is the medium format equivalent for a 300mm lens for an 8x10 camera? i need know because i'm looking into buying one for my 6x6 camera.</p>

[ilkka]

<p>300 is sort of normal for 8x10, so 80mm would be that for 6x6.</p>

[robert_ardinger]

<p>A 300mm lens has a similar angle of view with 8 x 10 film as an 80 mm on 6x6 and 50mm for 35mm format.<br>

Wikipedia has a nice chart (look up "normal lens").</p>

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[bobcossar]

<p>An old but still used definition of "normal" is that focal length = neg. diagonal.........Regards, Bob</p>

[kluzz]

<p>Quick calculator that will tell let you compare focal lengths and angle of view on various formats:<br>

http://www.radical.org/aov/</p>

[justin_monroe]

<p>thanks for the straight answers, I posted a similar question like this in another forum and everyone started posting mathematical mumbo jumbo, of which i couldn't make heads or tails. I've got an 80mm so I should be fine in what I'm trying to accomplish.<br>

I asked this question because a photographer who's work I greatly admire uses an 8x10 camera and told me that he used a 300mm lens for a shot that I like; so I was just wondering what equivalent in medium format would give me a similar perspective/angle of view. it's just a picture of a girl standing in the street, it's not a super wide angled shot at all, it's alittle bit closer, but there is alot of environment showing in the background. i'd post the image, but i feel funny about posting someone elses work.</p>