joer
Loc: Colorado/Illinois
Paul J. Svetlik wrote:
I also think Joe, that a focal length longer than 400mm may not be an advantage at all?
It is very hard to frame the image - especially when the target is in motion - for its weight and size, besides the cost of the lens.
A high megapixel sensor with a shorter zoom range offers a good quality print size with the convenience of handling.
Thanks Paul. Agree completely.
joer
Loc: Colorado/Illinois
Blair Shaw Jr wrote:
The newer versions with these new sensors are making me look like a better man than I actually am. And the newer telephoto zooms are becoming almost flawless when you crop & enlarge and discover new( yet) hidden images within the original set-ups that even you never saw coming. It's like winning the lottery.
I am so thankful that I lived to see this industry flourish as it has and it gives me great hope about the future as the gear just gets better and better-still. I never get tired of Looking At The World & The Creatures on It.
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Thanks Blair. Don't forget the other half of the equation...editing software continues to improve as well.
Beautiful shot and background info!
What is the bird?
English sparrow?
joer
Loc: Colorado/Illinois
bodiebill wrote:
What is the bird?
English sparrow?
Yes it is. They are also known as House Sparrows.
joer wrote:
When high resolution sensors came on the scene very few people spoke about the ability to make huge crops. Today it is more or less recognized.
As my main interest is birds I realized that this could be a viable replacement for super telephoto lenses at a fraction of the expense, $3000 body vs $10,000+ lens. Does it provide the same image quality? Not in ideal conditions, but these lenses are difficult to use, on many levels.
Here is an example of an image with a crop factor of 5.8 using a 100-400mm lens at 400mm on a 42mp sensor. Granted its not earth shattering IQ but is typical of what I can get with out much effort and some post processing. And though this gear is not inexpensive its a small fraction of the big lenses.
I don't print large often so it suits me just fine...my wallet and back really appreciate it.
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Great photo. Great quality for a crop. IQ is great.......I understand what you say except that the image has a crop factor of 5.8. lost me there.....
joer
Loc: Colorado/Illinois
frankraney wrote:
Great photo. Great quality for a crop. IQ is great.......I understand what you say except that the image has a crop factor of 5.8. lost me there.....
Crop factor is a number which describes the affect of sensor size or crop on the lens' apparent focal length relative to 35mm film. Full frame crop factor is 1, DX is 1.5 (Canon 1.6), M4/3 is 2 and so on.
Since you brought this to my attention I checked my number and discovered I used the wrong formula.
The true crop factor is 2.4. I apologize for the original error but the point is the same.
In other words the 400mm focal length provided an equivalent sized image to a 960mm focal length.
joer wrote:
Crop factor is a number which describes the affect of sensor size or crop on the lens' apparent focal length relative to 35mm film. Full frame crop factor is 1, DX is 1.5 (Canon 1.6), M4/3 is 2 and so on.
Since you brought this to my attention I checked my number and discovered I used the wrong formula.
The true crop factor is 2.4. I apologize for the original error but the point is the same.
In other words the 400mm focal length provided an equivalent sized image to a 960mm focal length.
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I understand crop factor, but the 5.8 didn't. Now it sounds better. I hadn't heard of a 5.8 crop factor.
BTW....I was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, I'll.. Down south.
joer
Loc: Colorado/Illinois
frankraney wrote:
I understand crop factor, but the 5.8 didn't. Now it sounds better. I hadn't heard of a 5.8 crop factor.
BTW....I was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, I'll.. Down south.
The crop factors for sensor sizes are fixed. When cropping it can vary from the fixed sizes according to the amount of crop.
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