On 16 Jul 2004 02:16:09 GMT, ospam (PrincePete01)
wrote:

sorry if the answer to this is obvious. i've looked high and low and haven't
been able to get an answer. suppose my digital slr has a 1.5x multiplication
factor when using 35mm lenses. so a 50mm normal lens for 35mm film, will have
the coverage of a 75mm lens when used on my digital slr. but what about the
perspective? the slight compression or flattening effect that i would expect
with a 75mm lens, would i get the same effect with the 50mm lens when used on
the digital camera? what i'm really trying to get is this. a 50mm lens is
generally not a good portrait lens when used on a 35mm camera. a 75mm lens
might be more acceptable. would a 50mm lens used on a digital body (effective
75mm coverage) be an acceptable portrait lens?

peter


Yes. The flattening effect you see comes from being farther from your
subject. With the digital camera you will move back to include the
same area that you would have captured with the film camera while
being closer. You can do the same thing with film, just move back
farther, then crop for just the center.


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