Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/20

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Subject: [Leica] Erwin on the new M-50/1.4 ASPH/digital sensor sizequestion
From: s.jessurun95 at chello.nl (animal)
Date: Sun Jun 20 19:16:39 2004
References: <BCFB7CE5.18A3B%telyt@earthlink.net>

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 2:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin on the new M-50/1.4 ASPH/digital sensor
sizequestion


> on 6/20/04 3:09 PM, animal at s.jessurun95@chello.nl wrote:
>
> > When the sensor size changes so does the focal length doesn,t it?Why
does
> > the aperture stay constant ?Isn,t the f number a ratio of diameter
divided
> > by focal length?
> > Simon
> >
>
> The focal length doesn't change.  What changes is how much of the image
> circle is used.  It's a crop factor, not a focal length factor.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>Thanks
simon


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