[Leica] Digital "crop factor"

[brianhome at linkus.net (Brian Sledz)]

But if you are shooting with the E1, which I did, the only fast lens is the
50mm f2 macro which is great lens but also "crops", "acts" and or pretends
to be a 100mm in 35mm terms.  I found the pictures to be great right out of
the camera, but I couldn't use that subject isolation like one can get with
the 35mm slux or even the 28 summ wide open.  With the E1 you are shooting a
14mm f2.8, which seems to have gobs of DOF, stop it down and the pics can
take on a good digital point and shoot.
Of course I did like the reverse of that, using the 200mm f3.5 (400mm) zoom
was handy for wildlife and sporting events.
Brian

> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 16:53:09 -0400
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Digital "crop factor"
> 
> Speed isn't an issue with the crop factor - coverage is. Your 35 lux on
> a camera with a 1.5 crop factor is still a 1.4 lens - but it's a 52.5.
> There's no doubt about that being a PITA. But it's also reality. And the
> reality of a 35 mm sensor also carries with it draw backs for those who
> shoot fast and often - and that has to do with file size and storage on
> cards. If you're shooting at a leisurely pace, and aren't filling up
> cards, it's not an issue.
> 
> And, no, if one is shooting with the Olympus E-1 system, which has its
> own lenses, there's no crop factor to worry about. But there is the
> problem of needing all new lenses. ;-)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Douglas Herr
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 4:44 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Digital "crop factor"
> 
> 
> "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> Excellent point, Frank. I think all this crop factor talk comes from
>> the fact that the 35 mm format has been so ubiquitous that it is the
>> only format most people know - and therefore those marketing digital
>> cameras feel they have to provide a comparison of their formats to 35.
> 
> Or perhaps because the cropped format only uses a portion of the image
> circle produced by existing lenses.  If you're starting from scratch
> with a totally new system then the crop factor is meaningless but if you
> like the speed and angular coverage of your 35 'lux ASPH the crop factor
> is a PITA.
> 
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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