APSC LENS ON FULL FRAME FULL

APSC LENS ON FULL FRAME FULL

It’s not exactly so.Īs I mentioned earlier, only the viewing angle changes. However, this prime is not the best choice for shooting full face photos due to sufficient distortion. Some people say that 50mm on a crop sensor camera is a portrait lens. If a nifty-fifty is pretty universal on a full-frame, then it becomes too narrow on a crop (in terms of photography uses/genres), so it’s likely you won’t be satisfied with it as much. Instead, it’s more accurate to say that the viewing angle of a nifty-fifty corresponds to 75mm on a crop. Therefore it would be incorrect to say that the 50mm on APS-C is same as 75mm (50mm x 1.6 crop factor) on a FX camera.

The viewing angle also changes on a crop sensor. APS-C sensor, the frame area is significantly different. In the pic earlier, it seemed “zoomed in” solely because the cropped sensor captures less area than a full frame sensor.Īs you can see, when shooting at the same focal length on a full-frame vs. Technically this glass will continue to display what you see, but the frame area itself will decrease in proportion to the size of the given sensor. While the 50mm might be versatile for FX cameras, it’s not the case with APS-C sensor DSLRs. (Although, a 43mm corresponds more to the human eye but such lenses are rare.) The nifty-fifty is considered to be a standard lens on full-frame (FX) cameras and you could use it in a variety of photography genres.Ī lot of photographers use this prime because they like that it’s one of those that closely resemble the perspective of the human eye. Now, let’s talk about 50mm lens on crop sensor vs full-frame. I want you to remember about this when choosing the lenses because their focal lengths are set in accordance with full-frame 35mm sensors. 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).

If you currently own an APS-C camera, then it likely has a 1.5 or 1.6 crop factor. In a nutshell, it describes the size difference between a 35mm full frame (film) and your DSLR’s sensor.īasically when shooting with a APS-C (crop) camera, it captures less than a full-frame sensor camera. Note that since we’ll be talking about focal lengths, it doesn’t matter whether you’re a Nikon fan, a Canoner, or holding gear of another brand. (Professional photographers with years of experience simply won’t need this guide.) The reason is because such questions mainly come from beginner-enthusiast photographers who use APS-C sensor cameras.

Apsc lens on full frame