Only the Sigma gives crop lines (They call it a sports-finder) the rest mask off the unused area, except on the istD where the pentaprism is specifically designed for a smaller area so there is no need to be as crude as just masking - same effect though, just reduces the bulk of the prism housing.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30 September 2003 20:21 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: "normal" focal length of *ist-D? > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >If I am using a 200m lens and the "crop" will make it look > like 350mm > >-- > >am I seeing 200mm through the viewfinder or 350mm? > > You're seeing the same *angle of view* that you'd get from a > 350mm on a full-frame camera. I think this is the information > you're looking for. (The actual viewfinder image will > probably be slightly smaller than most 35mm film cameras you've used.) > > >And if I am seeing 200mm, then as someone mentioned previously, are > >there > >crop lines? > > No crop lines. What you see is what you get. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com > >
