Hello! I’m new here and I’ve read a lot of posts about what I’m asking here but as soon as I grasp the answer, I see another reply that seems to point me another direction so let me give the specifics sollowed by a yes/no question so my brain won’t hurt trying to understand the answer. :)
Years ago, I used a 35mm film camera and used a 50mm prime lens. I want to be able to take the same kind of pictures standing in the same spots to fill the frame the same way. (Approximately)
So using a Nikon D3400 (DX camera) I could use an AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm lens, right?
I’m all for having things explained if I don’t have a grasp on this, but please start with a yes or no. My understanding is that even with a DX lens on a DX camera I still have to multiply the focal length. Oh... and I said approximately because I realize technically it’s 52mm instead of 50mm.
Thank you, community, for your patience with newbies like me. ;)
Yes.
Technically, a DX crop frame is 1.6 times smaller than FX. So, if you want to get *exactly* 50mm of a 35mm camera, you'd have to have a lens of 31.3mm on a DX body (31.3 x 1.6 = 50.08). Since they don't make that size, you'll have to add in a "fudge factor."
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orrie smith wrote:
you are correct
Thanks! I think I had just manage to talk myself out of believing I’ve caught on.
Good, then I have finally gotten the understanding through my thick head!
Just Fred wrote:
Yes.
Technically, a DX crop frame is 1.6 times smaller than FX. So, if you want to get *exactly* 50mm of a 35mm camera, you'd have to have a lens of 31.3mm on a DX body (31.3 x 1.6 = 50.08). Since they don't make that size, you'll have to add in a "fudge factor."
Nikon is 1.5x. Canon is 1.6.
Just Fred wrote:
Yes.
Technically, a DX crop frame is 1.6 times smaller than FX. So, if you want to get *exactly* 50mm of a 35mm camera, you'd have to have a lens of 31.3mm on a DX body (31.3 x 1.6 = 50.08). Since they don't make that size, you'll have to add in a "fudge factor."
Absolutely not, DX is a Nikon designation for their crop sensor cameras and they are 1.5X crop factor, as are all other APS-C sensors. Canons crop sensors are physically smaller and only Canon APS-C sensors have a 1.6X crop factor.
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MT Shooter wrote:
Absolutely not, DX is a Nikon designation for their crop sensor
....... only Canon APS-C sensors have a 1.6X crop factor.
I hope hogsters will puh-leeeeeeaze be careful about this.
Nikon is a powerful global conglomerate, and if they catch
anyone here misusing or perverting their corporate jargon
they will seize our servers and shut us down.
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Just Fred wrote:
Yes.
Technically, a DX crop frame is 1.6 times smaller than FX. So, if you want to get *exactly* 50mm of a 35mm camera, you'd have to have a lens of 31.3mm on a DX body (31.3 x 1.6 = 50.08). Since they don't make that size, you'll have to add in a "fudge factor."
Fudge really messes up the IQ on any lens, and is impossible to clean off!
Kuzano wrote:
Fudge really messes up the IQ on any lens, and is impossible to clean off!
Not impossible. I use Windex with ammonia D to clean the fudge off my lenses, but not all Nikon lenses are fudgible. The newer lenses have nano coatings which are not fudge compatible. Also note that some Nikon lenses carry an “ED” designation. Those lenses are not recommended for males over the age of 40. Unless you have been hired to photograph nude female models and then its OK.
Fotomacher wrote:
Not impossible. I use Windex with ammonia D to clean the fudge off my lenses, but not all Nikon lenses are fudgible. The newer lenses have nano coatings which are not fudge compatible. Also note that some Nikon lenses carry an “ED” designation. Those lenses are not recommended for males over the age of 40. Unless you have been hired to photograph nude female models and then its OK.
LOL!!! You’re rollin’ early today!
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