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I know this question has been asked before, but I can't find it

Started Nov 18, 2018 | Questions thread
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Just for future reference...

cantanima bis wrote:

(I might even have asked it myself!)

I really love the XF14mm, but I can't afford it.

I bought a Helios 44mm and I really love it.

So... I've been thinking of buying a legacy m42 lens to use as a wide angle. But, when I look at them, I can't quite figure out if I can use any of them in the way I want (or whether it's wise).

The XF14mm is listed as equivalent to 21mm on a 35mm camera. So I was thinking of getting a lens somewhere along those lines, but then I thought that, since it's a crop, it would actually work in the other direction: that is, if I bought a legacy 21mm lens, the Fuji crop would turn it into a 35mm field of view.

By this logic, I should be looking for something like an 8- or 9-mm lens in 35mm format. But those are very, very few and far between.

Can someone recommend something to me?

Focal length is not format dependent. Any 14mm lens will have the same view angle on an APSC sensor. It will just be different to the view angle on a full-frame sensor, because the sensor is wider.

So, you need something close to 14mm.

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