At the end of the day, the image produced by the *ist D will show less of a particular scene than the image on a 35mm negative shot using the same lens.
Because the sensor is smaller than a 35mm neg, part of what would appear on the neg is effectively cropped off the image that you get with the *ist D.
From where I am sitting, the door fills the frame of a 50mm lens on a 35mm film camera in portrait mode. With the *ist D, a 35mm lens is needed to frame the door. 35mm is approx 2/3 of 50mm.
John
On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 13:05:13 -0500, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, in this particular case the subject appeared larger because, despite the difference in formats, the *istD has a higher magnification viewfinder. If she had been using a Nikon D100 and a N80 (for example) instead, the subject would have appeared just as if it had been masked down from the film camera, which is exactly what it would be. Had she compaired the viewfinder image from the *istD, to one from, say, an ME Super they would have about the same appearance as the D100 compaired to an N80.
So, simply put, the effect she sees is caused by the difference in viewfinder magnification. And has nothing to do with, so called, effective focal lengths.
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John Forbes wrote:
This is what the original question related to:
"it appears to me that when I look through a 50mm lens with the *istD, the subject does
indeed look closer than if I look through the same lens on my MZ-6."
The *ist D is showing in the view finder what will appear in the picture - to whit: a cropped version of what will appear on the Mz's 35mm negative.
The ratio of the *ist D's sensor to a 24x36mm neg is very close to 2:3, hence a 50mm lens used on the*ist D will give the same magnification (or framing if you prefer) as a 75mm lens on a 35mm camera.
That is why the subject "seems to be closer".
Still, at least you are disagreeing politely now. The next stage is to reach agreement. :-)
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