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The math behind this isn't really complicated. The basic version is that the angle of viewangle of view depends on the sensor size and the focal length of the lens. You can work it out*, but there are a lot of handy calculators online. The TawbaWare web site has a number of handy ones, including a couple for field of view. The dimensional FoV calculator will probably be the most helpful to you — put in your 24mm lens, 1 for the "focal length multiplier" (since you intend to use a full frame camera) and then experiment with different subject distances until you get the size you want.

As an aside: camera lenses project a circle, so they don't really have an aspect ratio — it's the sensor that has one. For most DSLRs, the native aspect ratio is 3:2, but if your final goal is a 16:9 image you can of course just worry about the long edge and then crop.


* If you're curious: double the arctangent of half the sensor width times the focal length

The math behind this isn't really complicated. The basic version is that the angle of view depends on the sensor size and the focal length of the lens. You can work it out*, but there are a lot of handy calculators online. The TawbaWare web site has a number of handy ones, including a couple for field of view. The dimensional FoV calculator will probably be the most helpful to you — put in your 24mm lens, 1 for the "focal length multiplier" (since you intend to use a full frame camera) and then experiment with different subject distances until you get the size you want.

As an aside: camera lenses project a circle, so they don't really have an aspect ratio — it's the sensor that has one. For most DSLRs, the native aspect ratio is 3:2, but if your final goal is a 16:9 image you can of course just worry about the long edge and then crop.


* If you're curious: double the arctangent of half the sensor width times the focal length

The math behind this isn't really complicated. The basic version is that the angle of view depends on the sensor size and the focal length of the lens. You can work it out*, but there are a lot of handy calculators online. The TawbaWare web site has a number of handy ones, including a couple for field of view. The dimensional FoV calculator will probably be the most helpful to you — put in your 24mm lens, 1 for the "focal length multiplier" (since you intend to use a full frame camera) and then experiment with different subject distances until you get the size you want.

As an aside: camera lenses project a circle, so they don't really have an aspect ratio — it's the sensor that has one. For most DSLRs, the native aspect ratio is 3:2, but if your final goal is a 16:9 image you can of course just worry about the long edge and then crop.


* If you're curious: double the arctangent of half the sensor width times the focal length

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The math behind this isn't really complicated. The basic version is that the angle of view depends on the sensor size and the focal length of the lens. You can work it outout*, but there are a lot of handy calculators online. The TawbaWare web site has a number of handy ones, including a couple for field of view. The dimensional FoV calculator will probably be the most helpful to you -- put in your 24mm lens, 1 for the "focal length multiplier" (since you intend to use a full frame camera) and then experiment with different subject distances until you get the size you want.

As an aside: camera lenses project a circle, so they don't really have an aspect ratio -- it's the sensor that has one. For most DSLRs, the native aspect ratio is 3:2, but if your final goal is a 16:9 image you can of course just worry about the long edge and then crop.


* If you're curious: double the arctangent of half the sensor width times the focal length

The math behind this isn't really complicated. The basic version is that the angle of view depends on the sensor size and the focal length of the lens. You can work it out, but there are a lot of handy calculators online. The TawbaWare web site has a number of handy ones, including a couple for field of view. The dimensional FoV calculator will probably be the most helpful to you -- put in your 24mm lens, 1 for the "focal length multiplier" (since you intend to use a full frame camera) and then experiment with different subject distances until you get the size you want.

As an aside: camera lenses project a circle, so they don't really have an aspect ratio -- it's the sensor that has one. For most DSLRs, the native aspect ratio is 3:2, but if your final goal is a 16:9 image you can of course just worry about the long edge and then crop.

The math behind this isn't really complicated. The basic version is that the angle of view depends on the sensor size and the focal length of the lens. You can work it out*, but there are a lot of handy calculators online. The TawbaWare web site has a number of handy ones, including a couple for field of view. The dimensional FoV calculator will probably be the most helpful to you put in your 24mm lens, 1 for the "focal length multiplier" (since you intend to use a full frame camera) and then experiment with different subject distances until you get the size you want.

As an aside: camera lenses project a circle, so they don't really have an aspect ratio it's the sensor that has one. For most DSLRs, the native aspect ratio is 3:2, but if your final goal is a 16:9 image you can of course just worry about the long edge and then crop.


* If you're curious: double the arctangent of half the sensor width times the focal length

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mattdm
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The math behind this isn't really complicated. The basic version is that the angle of view depends on the sensor size and the focal length of the lens. You can work it out, but there are a lot of handy calculators online. The TawbaWare web site has a number of handy ones, including a couple for field of view. The dimensional FoV calculator will probably be the most helpful to you -- put in your 24mm lens, 1 for the "focal length multiplier" (since you intend to use a full frame camera) and then experiment with different subject distances until you get the size you want.

As an aside: camera lenses project a circle, so they don't really have an aspect ratio -- it's the sensor that has one. For most DSLRs, the native aspect ratio is 3:2, but if your final goal is a 16:9 image you can of course just worry about the long edge and then crop.