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Crop Factor

This handy Crop Factor Calculator shows how your lens will look on different size sensors

Jun 1, 2020 by John Aldred 1 Comment
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Crop factors caused by different sizes of sensors in different cameras still confuses a lot of people. Mostly because there’s so much bad information out there and a lot of the explanations about how sensor size affects your image either try to simplify things too much or they get overly confusing, making the situation worse.

Well, filmmaker Daniel Scott Murphy is trying to help you understand them with his new crop factor calculator. There are a few of these out there already, but this one actually offers a visual indication of the crop, simulating the results with a real image. It can even take speed booster lens adapters into account.

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Full frame vs. crop sensor: is it really worth switching to full frame?

Mar 30, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 16 Comments
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Full frame vs. crop: which one should you buy? Whether you’re getting your first camera or want to upgrade from the one you already own, this is one of the decisions you need to make. Photographer Sheldon Evans shares his experience with both types of DSLRs. He switched from full frame to APS-C, now he’s going back to full-frame, and he’ll give you some reasons why you should choose one over the other.

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Dispelling myths on sensor size, crop factor, and depth of field

Mar 30, 2017 by John Aldred 6 Comments
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Nikon & Canon crop cameras have been out for over 15 years now. But different sized frames isn’t new to digital. Even back in the film days, we had 110, 126, 35mm, half a dozen sizes for medium format, and a few for large format. It still always amazes me how much the concept of capture size still confuses some people.

This video from photographer & YouTuber Blake Evans (aka biscuitsalive) hopes to dispel some of those myths and clear up the confusion. It does goes very in-depth into all the ins and outs of sensor size, focal length & field of view, as well as aperture & depth of field. So it may have you asking more questions than it answers!

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Nikon Released Sample 4K UHD Video From the D500

Jan 21, 2016 by Liron Samuels 1 Comment
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The D500 was long-awaited and once it was finally announced earlier this month, many have been waiting to see how well it captures video – especially 4K.

Ladies and gentlemen, the wait is over and it seems like Nikon has nailed it.

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Forget About the D400, Nikon Just Announced the D500 DX Flagship DSLR And It’s a Killer

Jan 6, 2016 by Liron Samuels 9 Comments
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The D300s was released back in 2009 and ever since then people have been anxiously looking forward to a real upgrade from the dated D300. It took so long that many people gave up and announced Nikon’s DX line is dead, but six and a half years later it finally happened – Nikon just announced a new DX flagship DSLR, the D500.

The wait was long, but judging by the specs it might have been worth it. As was the case with the D3 and the D300 back in 2007, the D500 looks like a mini D5 – and that’s awesome![Read More…]

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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