Photography Shoutbox

xluben · Oct 14, 2009

xluben said:
I hate the 24/28mm starting point on a crop body. That's right where the middle of a zoom should be!

ryan s said:
i love the standard 50mm viewpoint and i dont believe in zooms sooooo...

16mm is my widest lens, and that's too wide for normal use. its a fisheye, granted, although i find the kit lens under 35mm is just too wide...

FF/35mm and 1.6x have vary different FOV's. "Standard" on a 35mm sensor is far from it on a 1.6x crop. It's more like ~30mm at standard on a 1.6x crop

hiddengamer7 said:
I had my 24-70 at 28mm for most of those shots, I like that length.

And that's the field of view of a 17mm lens on a 1.6x crop. That's why I don't see why some crop owners just "live with" a lens that starts at 28mm. If you're going to use a zoom, at least make it a useful one!

ryan s · Oct 14, 2009

xluben said:
FF/35mm and 1.6x have vary different FOV's. "Standard" on a 35mm sensor is far from it on a 1.6x crop. It's more like ~30mm at standard on a 1.6x crop

i found that i like the 50mm focal length on aps-c and 135 most...since focal length never changes. but on the crop, the field of view tends to be too narrow with a 50mm lens so i sub in the 28mm for a standard view...although i would like more magnification.

someday i'll be able to afford the 31/1.8, 43/1.9, and 77/1.8 limiteds to use on film and digital...someday...