1.6 Crop Factor
Jan 2, 2020 15:37:21 #
Hamltnblue
Loc: Springfield PA
Architect1776 wrote:
Canon crop as far as I know are all 1.6. Other APSC are 1.5 with a few oddball exceptions.
This would be correct but he op (will47) hasn’t been on since his post to clarify a couple of things. He’s probably eating popcorn and watching the usual frenzy.
Will47, If you are using a Canon or equivelant 1.6 crop sensor camera with 600mm lens, your pictures will look pretty much identical to one taken by a full frame camera with 960mm lens.
This is why nature photographers often use crop sensor cameras. It gives them 1.6 or 1.5 times the reach with the same size lens.
Jan 2, 2020 15:42:27 #
ggab
Loc: ?
CHG_CANON wrote:
If your sensor throws away 60% of the frame, how will you ever achieve your potential as a photographer?
Jan 2, 2020 15:50:37 #
Hamltnblue wrote:
This would be correct but he op (will47) hasn’t been on since his post to clarify a couple of things. He’s probably eating popcorn and watching the usual frenzy.
Will47, If you are using a Canon or equivelant 1.6 crop sensor camera with 600mm lens, your pictures will look pretty much identical to one taken by a full frame camera with 960mm lens.
This is why nature photographers often use crop sensor cameras. It gives them 1.6 or 1.5 times the reach with the same size lens.
Will47, If you are using a Canon or equivelant 1.6 crop sensor camera with 600mm lens, your pictures will look pretty much identical to one taken by a full frame camera with 960mm lens.
This is why nature photographers often use crop sensor cameras. It gives them 1.6 or 1.5 times the reach with the same size lens.
Jan 2, 2020 15:51:38 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
If your sensor throws away 60% of the frame, how will you ever achieve your potential as a photographer?
By getting 60% more better.
(I thought it only threw away 40%.)
Jan 2, 2020 15:55:20 #
ggab
Loc: ?
Just to throw more gas, err Petrol, on the fire:
https://neilvn.com/tangents/full-frame-vs-crop-sensor-cameras-comparison-depth-of-field/
Enjoy! Get out the marshmallows!
https://neilvn.com/tangents/full-frame-vs-crop-sensor-cameras-comparison-depth-of-field/
Enjoy! Get out the marshmallows!
Jan 2, 2020 15:57:03 #
PHRubin wrote:
Only as far as magnification, DOF does not.
Hmmm.
YUP, field of view.
Since my camera is an APS-C, I've nothing to compare the DOF to/with/for,
and therefore am not worried about it.
Nor will I go get a different camera to alter the DOF with any given lens.
What I see is what I get.
Jan 2, 2020 16:02:03 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
If your sensor throws away 60% of the frame, how will you ever achieve your potential as a photographer?
Buy lenses that don't have the extra to throw away.
Jan 2, 2020 16:29:24 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Buy lenses that don't have the extra to throw away.
Jan 2, 2020 16:54:07 #
Jan 2, 2020 16:57:10 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
will47 wrote:
If I am using a 150-600mm lens, and shooting at 600mm does this mean I am shooting at an actual focal length of 960mm?
Since the title of your post is 1.6 crop factor. You have a Canon. I don't know of any other camera Brand that has a 1.6X factor. My Nikon DX is a 1.5X factor. Advantage is Canon. Because you are getting a +60mm over the Nikon's 1.5X. My DX camera would be 900mm, vs your 960mm.
Jan 2, 2020 16:58:46 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
That is a S lens for cropped cameras, but the 500mm is 800mm when used on a non full frame Canon camera. The designation (500mm) is still calling as a full frame camera and will be a 800mm at full reach.
Jan 2, 2020 16:59:53 #
ggab
Loc: ?
CHG_CANON wrote:
We'll be watching for the 500mm EF-S lens ...
Canon's new 312.5 MM Lens on an EOS 7D MKIII
Jan 2, 2020 17:26:38 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
We'll be watching for the 500mm EF-S lens ...
Don't watch me, you'll get bored waiting.
Jan 2, 2020 19:41:03 #
Crop factor means coverage of area. Thus a 600mm lens on a Canon will cover the area of a 960mm lens on a full frame camera. Canon has a 1.6 crop factor (I know. I'm a Canon person.). The rest of the world is at 1.5 and will cover the area of a 900mm on a full frame.
Jan 3, 2020 02:22:04 #
scubaman65
Loc: Ragersville (Sugarcreek) Ohio
I do not mean to nit pick here but I think Longshadow's statement " Crop any image from any camera and you change the resolution." is not precisely accurate but on the other hand I may not understand so I would like clarification. It seems to me that if you merely crop an image in post the resolution is unchanged but if you crop and enlarge then the resolution is changed. It seems to me that if he had said
"in" rather than "from" it would be correct. However I am definitely not very knowledgeable about digital photography and I may very well not understand what he is saying. If so I would appreciate an explanation so that I may be able to understand. I had experience with film photos years ago but none with digital. However I recently purchased a Nikon D3500 which I have not yet tried out and I am trying to gain knowledge from UHH posts and replies as I get ready to use my new camera. So as I said I am not nit picking and do not intend any respect, I merely want to be sure I understand.
"in" rather than "from" it would be correct. However I am definitely not very knowledgeable about digital photography and I may very well not understand what he is saying. If so I would appreciate an explanation so that I may be able to understand. I had experience with film photos years ago but none with digital. However I recently purchased a Nikon D3500 which I have not yet tried out and I am trying to gain knowledge from UHH posts and replies as I get ready to use my new camera. So as I said I am not nit picking and do not intend any respect, I merely want to be sure I understand.
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