Greetings everyone,
I recently purchased a Canon EOS Rebel T7i. I also purchased a "nifty fifty" lens for it as well. My question is when I am trying to calculate a formula using the focal length of the lense ( such as DOF) should I use the raw focal length of the lense or should I use the focal length x crop factor to calculate it? For example, it's a 50mm lens, but when you use the crop factor it's 50mm x 1.6= 80mm. Which one should I plug into my DOF calculator to find my DOF?
Thank you,
Elfman9
For the effective focal length, "use the focal length x crop factor to calculate it."
Elfman9 wrote:
Greetings everyone,
I recently purchased a Canon EOS Rebel T7i. I also purchased a "nifty fifty" lens for it as well. My question is when I am trying to calculate a formula using the focal length of the lense ( such as DOF) should I use the raw focal length of the lense or should I use the focal length x crop factor to calculate it? For example, it's a 50mm lens, but when you use the crop factor it's 50mm x 1.6= 80mm. Which one should I plug into my DOF calculator to find my DOF?
Thank you,
Elfman9
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Your DOF calculator should ask you the type of camera. Therefore, you'd specify distance, aperture, actual focal length (50mm in this example) and the camera type (T7i in this example, or any Canon crop-sensor model - all EOS Rebels, EOS ##D models, and / or 7D versions).
Elfman9 wrote:
Greetings everyone,
I recently purchased a Canon EOS Rebel T7i. I also purchased a "nifty fifty" lens for it as well. My question is when I am trying to calculate a formula using the focal length of the lense ( such as DOF) should I use the raw focal length of the lense or should I use the focal length x crop factor to calculate it? For example, it's a 50mm lens, but when you use the crop factor it's 50mm x 1.6= 80mm. Which one should I plug into my DOF calculator to find my DOF?
Thank you,
Elfman9
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The real focal length AND the camera model or crop factor.
The Canon crop factor is correct at 1.6 times. I use a 7D (Cropped) and a 5D (full frame) and have the size of each taped on the lens cap. 100/160 or 100-200/160-320 on zoom
You multiply the focal length times 1.6 ... and ... you multiply the f stop by 1.6 to get what the FF equivalent would be.
Elfman9 wrote:
Greetings everyone,
I recently purchased a Canon EOS Rebel T7i. I also purchased a "nifty fifty" lens for it as well. My question is when I am trying to calculate a formula using the focal length of the lense ( such as DOF) should I use the raw focal length of the lense or should I use the focal length x crop factor to calculate it? For example, it's a 50mm lens, but when you use the crop factor it's 50mm x 1.6= 80mm. Which one should I plug into my DOF calculator to find my DOF?
Thank you,
Elfman9
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The Lens focal length (50mm) x the 1.6 crop factor = ??
50mm x 1.6 = 80mm. The 80mm result gives the effective focal length.
Or put another way, the 50mm lens equates to an 80mm lens in focal length when used on a cropped sensor camera.
Silverman wrote:
The Lens focal length (50mm) x the 1.6 crop factor = ??
Elfman9 wrote:
Greetings everyone,
I recently purchased a Canon EOS Rebel T7i. I also purchased a "nifty fifty" lens for it as well. My question is when I am trying to calculate a formula using the focal length of the lense ( such as DOF) should I use the raw focal length of the lense or should I use the focal length x crop factor to calculate it? For example, it's a 50mm lens, but when you use the crop factor it's 50mm x 1.6= 80mm. Which one should I plug into my DOF calculator to find my DOF?
Thank you,
Elfman9
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It might be a lot easier just to use the DOF preview on the camera.
For effective focal length use true Fl X 1.6
For DOF, use true Fl.
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