Does this mean that if it were on a Nikon 35mm camera it would be the equivalent of a 27mm-82mm lens? ( Using NIkons 1.5x multiplier ). The reason I ask is that I am more familiar with 35mm lens focal lengths. Just trying to figure out what lens I am getting.
Zoom,wide angle etc...
2007-02-16 05:27:09 · 2 answers · asked by Bman 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
The 1.5 focal length multiplier means that whatever the lens states, multiply it by 1.5 for your effective field of view on a digital body.
So the 18-55mm would appear to be 18-55mm on a film body and 27-82mm when you use it on a digital body.
However... Nikon DX lenses, and the 18-55 happens to be a DX lens, are intended for digital bodies ONLY. These lenses were designed with a smaller image circle than regular lenses (which is okay, because the sensor is smaller than a frame of 35mm film.)
2007-02-16 07:59:42 · answer #1 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nikon has a 1.5x "multiplication factor" for its DSLR's, although I hope you know that the focal length really doesn't change...
2007-02-16 13:58:57 · answer #2 · answered by harakiri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋