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Forum: General Photography
09-09-2016, 11:07 AM
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I've seen a few posts recently talking about "equivalence" - more specifically, selecting lenses for use on cropped sensor cameras in order to emulate so-called "full-frame" results.
It's not that long ago that I was asking similar questions, but thankfully I passed through that rite of passage with the help of other members here :)
Anyway, in an effort to help those still trying to get "full-frame" results from their APS-C and other cropped-sensor cameras, please find below my definitive guide on equivalence... delivered to you in the form of a short poem, penned this very day. I hope you find it useful :)
BigMackCam's Guide to "Full-Frame" Equivalence on Cropped Sensor Cameras
When asked about equivalence
I ask for swift deliverance
from sensors cropped in half and halved again;
Don't calculate and estimate -
You'll end up in a desperate state
when trying to make your photos look the same.
Crop factor versus focal length and f-stop;
Oh Lord, give me strength!
Field of View and Depth of Field be damned!
You'll never get your APS-C
camera's images to be
equivalent to "full-frame"... Understand?!
So this is what I recommend:
Grab a zoom lens and then spend
some time out with your camera and shoot;
From many photos, then decide
your preference - normal, long or wide -
and buy a decent prime (or two) to suit.
Don't try to get the same effect
as "full-frame", because I suspect
you'll end up disappointed, feeling blue.
Forget about the sensor size -
Take photographs! You'll realise
it's not the camera that counts - it's YOU!
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