Unfortunately (or fortunately!) there is no 'standard' digital
conversion though. If you're a Canon user, you could pick a body out of
your bag and be 1.0x, 1.3x or even 1.6x. Nikon has been kind (or
unkind) enough to stay at 1.5x but Olympus is 2.0x. See what I mean? If
it was the same for everyone, then we could probably settle in and
eventually stop talking about '35mm equivalent focal length' but until
there is a standard (which there may never be), we'll all need a point
of reference and 35mm is where that is.
-Tim
www.imagefactoryphotography.com
On Feb 4, 2005, at 2:57 AM, Qkano wrote:
'digital focal length equivalent' just harks back to the past when we
should let it go. My gran never felt the need to talk about "35mm
equivalent focal lengths" when lack of film for her box camera foced
her to upgrade to 35mm.
