Comments on: Sens(or) And Sensibility

By: David

David — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:31:40 +0000

Oso, this is an old conversation, but not once did I use the word “perspective” in my post. Yes, perspective comes from distance – as well as position. But I wasn’t talking about perspective. But no, the perceived compression will not be the same.

By: Oso

Oso — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:19:11 +0000

‘Perspective comes from distance. Not from lens‘ length.’

Boris is perfectly right. (This is not about gear, just optics. And truth.)
David, please convince yourself by shooting with your zoom lens at the long and the wide end from the same POV. Then crop in the wide shot and compare the ‘perceived compression of elements’. It’s going to be exactly the same.

Nevertheless I wish I had a FF sensor camera for all the other good reasons;-)

Great blog, love your books, thanx.

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By: dtbsz

dtbsz — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:31:53 +0000

“Shooting with an 85mm lens on a cropped sensor is not like shooting with a 135. It’s alot like shooting with an 85mm on a cropped sensor body.”

Finally somebody said it!

It’s all marketing, like the 234082304 focus points on the new 7D

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By: hangon

hangon — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:56:28 +0000

great little article….and by the way : the comment of Boris Yankov is so funny…. zooming in and out is SO NOT like cropping…. zooming in and out changes the perspective !!!!!!! cropping is just … cropping

By: Mark Zanzig

Mark Zanzig — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:26:24 +0000

Interesting article. I own two FF bodies (1Ds mk III and 5D) and two crop bodies (1D mk III and 30D) and a couple of nice lenses.

I do use the equivalencies only to fetch the right lens from the bag prior to the shot. In terms of image quality, it never occured to me that there might be a difference depending on the body. At least, I do not see much difference. I have done some stunning shots with the crop bodies. The 1D mk III produces images that satisfy most of my customers. For those who want even better image quality (also in terms of image size), I use the 1Ds mk III. Easy.

But let’s be honest – unless the customer is planning a wall-sized print, or an extreme crop (heaven help!), there is just no need for these big bodies. It’s the image that really counts.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:39:29 +0000

Well, I have an entry-level (and I mean Entry!) DSLR with a cropped sensor, which is currently all I can afford. I would love to upgrade to a full-frame sensor someday, but I won’t let a cropped sensor stop me from making great photos.

Just yesterday I got one of the best compliments a photographer can receive. “My hubby wants to know what camera you have, because he really likes your photos!” LOL!

By: Samantha Decker

Samantha Decker — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:17:02 +0000

I have to echo the choruses of agreement above me. One of the reasons I recently made the jump from advanced p&s to dslr was sensor size.

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