3:2 and 4:3 equivalent how?

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Steen Bay
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Re: And with the multi aspect sensors?
In reply to glokenpop, 5 months ago

glokenpop wrote:

Macx wrote:

glokenpop wrote:

We often talk about focal length in terms of 35mm equivalence ie on a micro four thirds the 25mm lens has the equivalent field of view as a 50mm on a full frame.
Now as 35mm is 3:2 and micro four thirds is mostly 4:3 my question is equivalent in which direction? ie if I took the same photo from the same spot with a 50mm full frame and then a 25mm micro four thirds in which direction will they show the same amount of the scene or is it taken on the diagonal?

It is taken on the diagonal, or the imaging circle if you will.

Thanks It thought that would be the case. So effectively if I crop back to 3:2 I'm dealing with a different field of view.

Sorry to be annoying but what about the multi aspect sensors would the same photo taken from the same spot be the same in terms of field of view then?

The GH2 will have the same diagonal FoV/AoV with the 16:9 3:2 and 4:3 aspect ratios.

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