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What's the point, then? There won't be the usual flamewars without that, and now my popcorn is getting cold :-(

But seriously, the people who have gotten it wrong won't be convinced because of a simple DPR page, unfortunately, and will obviously cling to mistaken notions, like "the same aperture on two formats means the same exposure, and so the same amount of light". A comment section would've given people the chance to at least help those who are truly confused about the physics.
 
Kharan said:
What's the point, then? There won't be the usual flamewars without that, and now my popcorn is getting cold :-(

But seriously, the people who have gotten it wrong won't be convinced because of a simple DPR page, unfortunately, and will obviously cling to mistaken notions, like "the same aperture on two formats means the same exposure, and so the same amount of light".
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The exposure is the same because the average amount (intensity) of light across the sensor is the same. What is different is the total amount of light captured by the sensor. This is where confusion sets in as people confuse one for the other. There's also the confusion people have about using FF lenses on APS sensors thinking they will need a larger f stop which, of course, is not true. FF lenses capture more light but spread it over a larger area resulting in the same exposure at the same f stop with both sensor sizes..
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A comment section would've given people the chance to at least help those who are truly confused about the physics.
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The article does help clarify things but some people will never get it.

 
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I'd like to see more articles with no comments section. Comments are overrated, and often are a distraction from the information in the articles. I mean really, does everyone on earth have to write their opinions about everything that's written?
 
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kodakrome said:
I'd like to see more articles with no comments section. Comments are overrated, and often are a distraction from the information in the articles. I mean really, does everyone on earth have to write their opinions about everything that's written?
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Well, it does let us know who's intelligent and who isn't, who's reasonable and who isn't. ;-)
 
I see a comment section with zero comments. Does it give you a message, if you try to comment?
 
well yes thats a good point .... comments at least offer readers a chance to objects to errors in content
 
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