The discussion revolves around the concept of crop factor in digital cameras, particularly in relation to the 35mm format. Participants explore the implications of crop factor for beginners and the understanding of sensor sizes in photography.
Participants do not reach a consensus on the necessity of explaining the dimensions of the 35mm format for beginners, indicating a divergence in views on the clarity of the original article.
There is an assumption that readers have a basic understanding of photography concepts, which may not hold true for all beginners. The discussion highlights varying levels of familiarity with technical terms and calculations.
Individuals interested in photography, particularly beginners seeking to understand camera specifications and terminology related to crop factors and sensor sizes.
I've never heard of crop factor before but I don't follow that math at all. Can you expand on what this means / how it works?
Ah. Got it. Thank you. I do think that the assumption that this is immediately understandable is a bit of a stretch since the article (which is very good) is for beginners so @Andy Resnick, would a beginner be expected to know that 35mm => 35x24 ?Jonathan Scott said:
36x24, and probably not, but it isn't so important to know these exact dimensions as long as you realize that's what people are using as the reference when they say a certain camera/lens has an equivalent zoom range of 28-200 mm or whatever. They mean the field of view covers the same range as a 28-200 mm lens would on a traditional 35 mm format camera.phinds said: