Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]2X in the super-fast lower res mode, the same as the E-1. At 05:59 PM 5/9/2005, you wrote: >So, riddle me this: > >If the D2X's standard crop (from full-frame 35mm) is 1.5X at 12mp, does >the crop factor, relative to angle of view, change when the >busting-my-hump speed/buffer selection is made and images are cropped by >50% to 6MP? > >If so, am I now working with a 3X crop factor? Does my 100mm lens now >cover the real estate of a 200mm? Somehow, that doesn't very DSLR >pro-ish. I'm sure there's some arcane, mathematical explanation. And >anything much beyond 2+2=whatever is arcane for me. >... // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)