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What is 50mm on a crop sensor?
A 50mm lens on a camera with a 1.5x crop factor APS-C sensor gives a field of view equivalent to that of a 75mm lens on a full-frame or 35mm film camera. Remember, the actual focal length of the lens is unchanged, as is its aperture.
How close can you shoot with a 50mm?
You can shoot with a 50mm lens up to 3-5 feet or 0.91-1.5m away from the subject to produce a flattering perspective. A 50mm lens has a minimum focusing distance of 0.45m or 1.45 feet, and you can step back further depending on the desired effect.
What’s a 50mm lens good for?
50mm lenses are fast lenses with a fast maximum aperture. The most basic 50mm lenses are typically F1. 8 – a very wide aperture. This means they are great for low-light photography (e.g. low-light portraiture or indoor shooting) as they allow more light into the camera’s sensor.
Is 50mm good for APS-C?
50mm lenses are good for APS-C cameras. They give the same field of view as a 75mm lens on a full-frame camera. This doesn’t flatten the image too much and with wide apertures – wider than f2 – you should get pretty nice bokeh as well.
What is the equivalent aperture on APS-C?
Real-world depth-of-field demonstration
| Format | Focal length | Equivalent aperture |
|---|---|---|
| Full Frame | 85mm | f/1.2 |
| APS-C | 56mm | f/1.8 |
| Four Thirds | 42.5mm | f/2.4 |
| 1″-type | 32mm | f/3.2 |
What is 35mm on APS-C?
Simply multiply your aperture, just as you would your focal length, by your crop factor to find the equivalent full frame aperture. So, a 35mm f/1.8 on APS-C is roughly equivalent to a 50mm f/2.8 on a full-frame camera.
Is a 50mm lens equivalent to 75mm on an APS-C sensor?
So the field of view a 50mm would have on a full frame all these years is equivelant to 75mm on APS-C sensors, right? No, you have the sensors reversed. The field of view that a 50mm lens has on a APS-C (DX) sensor camera is equivalent to a 75mm lens on a full frame (FX) sensor camera.
Why do APS-C cameras take less pictures than full-frame cameras?
Have a quick look at the image below. Basically when shooting with a APS-C (crop) camera, it captures less than a full-frame sensor camera. And because of the narrower view of angle, you get an impression that a longer focal length had been used (as if it was zoomed in on purpose).
Can I use a 50mm lens on a 35mm lens?
You are correct, on an ASP-C camera a 35mm prime lens would give near enough the same perspective as 50mm lens on 35mm (or just as usefully, a 28mm lens = 42mm) A 50mm lens is still very useful with an ASP-C camera because it’s equivalent to 75mm in 35mm terms and therefore makes a good portrait lens.
What is the field of view on a 50mm lens equivalent to?
The field of view that a 50mm lens has on a APS-C (DX) sensor camera is equivalent to a 75mm lens on a full frame (FX) sensor camera.