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Is there a difference between taking a far shot on a 50mm lens and a close shot on a 35mm lens?
If you shoot from the same position with both lenses, then taking the 35mm lens and cropping it to the same angle of view of the 50mm lens will give you pretty much the same picture, other than the ...
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So my iPhone 6 camera lens is as wide as my full frame 35mm DSLR lens?
You're right that the angle of view of the iPhone camera is a little bit wider than a 35mm lens on a full-frame film camera. Up until this point, you're not really confused. But the part after that, ...
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Would it be possible to make a 36×36 mm "full frame" sensor?
That's not correct. Look at this picture:
The green rectangle is a 36x24 sensor. The green circle, which has a diameter of 43.3mm, is the minimal light spot needed for that size. The blue square is ...
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Is there a difference between taking a far shot on a 50mm lens and a close shot on a 35mm lens?
The proof is in the pudding – the focal lengths are not exactly the same as yours, but the differences are obvious...
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Is there a noticeable difference in image quality between Micro Four Thirds and APS-C entry-level DSLR cameras?
A great deal here depends on when you (generally) take pictures.
In particular, with bright light, a smaller sensor makes little or no difference in quality. As the light level drops, however, a ...
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Why did they ever make smaller than full-frame sensors?
The first mainstream applications for electronic image sensors (be it Image-Orthicons, Vidicons, Plumbicons, or CCDs, or CMOS active pixel sensors, be it analog-electronic or digital workflows) were ...
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Is there a noticeable difference in image quality between Micro Four Thirds and APS-C entry-level DSLR cameras?
In practice this is not a concern unless you have very demanding needs.
Now I would preface this by saying that my view of "image quality" is that many people, particularly beginners, tend to make ...
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How can a super tiny iPhone 6 Plus lens produce significant DOF?
Many older or cheaper phone cameras use a "fixed focus" lens. ie it is always set to focus a specific distance away from the camera. This is usually set to the "hyperfocal distance", ie everything ...
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Is there a difference between taking a far shot on a 50mm lens and a close shot on a 35mm lens?
Thanks to my schwifty skills in Inkscape, the rotation here is slightly off but the following shows exactly what you're comparing. These are the fields of view of a Nikon 35mm (inner) and a Nikon 50mm ...
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I am getting a complete vignetting on my new canon 6D but only with the 18-270mm lens
From the "Recommended For" tab of the Tamron web page for that lens:
Tamron Di-II lenses are engineered expressly for digital SLR cameras with image sensors commonly referred to as APS-C, measuring ...
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focal length and sensor width of a phone
The Redmi 6A uses the Sony Exmor IMX486 sensor, which is a 1/2.9" format sensor. Note that "1/2.9 inch" is merely a name, not its diagonal dimension (see: Why is a 1" sensor ...
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Where does the price premium of full-frame come from?
In the "Canon's Full-Frame CMOS Sensors" whitepaper, dated August 2006, you can read the following, which kind of answers your question, although the manufacturing technology and the costs have ...
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Is there a "special look" to images from large sensors that can't be replicated with a smaller one?
Many of the frequently touted reasons for larger sensors producing better images, more subject isolation, lower noise, better dynamic range, all assume you keep the f-stop constant, i.e. you use f/2.8 ...
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Is the Nikon D7200 a significant upgrade to a Canon Rebel T3?
In low-light settings the quality is just not good, blurry. I really just do travel photography so don't have time to mess with settings if I am capturing scenes of people out at night in a busy ...
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Would APS-C be better for shooting wildlife?
Not necessarily.
The APS-C sensor merely crops the image that would have been captured on a full frame sensor, so you end up with what you'd get if you used a full frame and cropped in post (see: ...
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Would APS-C be better for shooting wildlife?
Crop sensors are indeed used for wildlife to get more reach without sacrificing megapixels. And, you can get closer images without spending as much money. Sure, you could crop, but then your printing ...
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Do full frame sensors have a higher exposure?
The full frame sensor will not be brighter under the same exposure conditions (Same light in scene, same focal length and f-number, same exposure time, etc.). It will collect more light, but it will ...
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Why do lenses for larger sensors tend to have shallower angles?
This is simply where the market is converging to at the moment. The typical kit lens is still 18-55mm on an APS-C sensor but most people find wider angle more useful, so some manufacturers made a few ...
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Where does the price premium of full-frame come from?
The cost of manufacturing the larger chips is not simply the difference in the surface area of the two sensor sizes. This is the case due to the rejection rates of each for the same number of defects ...
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Does sensor size impact the diffraction limit of a lens?
Does sensor size impact the diffraction limit of a lens?
No.
Therefore, if the sensor is larger, and the photo-sites for the same resolution can also be larger, does this influence the diffraction ...
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Would it be possible to make a 36×36 mm "full frame" sensor?
Is it possible and why it has not been done yet ?
Not necessarily. A 24x36mm sensor will easily fit in an image circle that's too small for a 36x36mm sensor. Specifically, a 24x36mm sensor requires a ...
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Is there a noticeable difference in image quality between Micro Four Thirds and APS-C entry-level DSLR cameras?
I'm sure you've heard the old saying, "The best camera is the one you have with you."
Some of my favorite photos are shots I've taken with my three-year-old Samsung Galaxy Note 4, a phone with a ...
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Why did they ever make smaller than full-frame sensors?
Big sensors cost more than small sensors for more-or-less the same reason that big TVs cost more than small TVs. Compare a 30-inch TV and a 60-inch TV (about 75cm and 150cm, if you prefer). ...
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How to achieve full-frame look/view on a crop-sensor - without changing the lens?
You can't.
What we refer to as equivalence is only an approximation. You can't put a different lens on a crop sensor camera and get the same shot with the same field of view from the same shooting ...
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Why does it seem like large sensors are necessary for good low-light performance?
Why does it seem like large sensors are necessary for good low-light performance?
Because for the same amount of light passing through a lens a larger sensor will collect more of it.
Your tire size ...
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Do f-stops scale with sensor size the way focal length does?
No, f/stop does not vary with sensor size.
Nor does focal length vary with sensor size. The lens remains totally unaffected by the sensor.
HOWEVER, the field of view that the cropped sensor can ...
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Is there a noticeable difference in image quality between Micro Four Thirds and APS-C entry-level DSLR cameras?
There is without a doubt a noticeable difference. The smaller sensor size, as you mentioned, gives a Micro Four-Thirds camera a disadvantage when it comes to low-light performance. The real question ...
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Should sensor size trump all other aspects when deciding between cameras?
Your intended usage for the camera is what should trump all other considerations. Once you have determined what you want to do with the camera, then you can proceed to consider the factors that have ...
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Why don’t low light cameras just use bigger sensors?
With a large sensor
the sensor is more expensive (the production cost of a sensor grows at least as fast as its physical area).
the whole device is bigger, and requires bigger lenses, that add to ...
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