At what focal length does a lens transition from wide angle to zoom?
The crossover point is based on the format of the camera and is called the "normal" focal length.
For most Nikon DSLR's with APS-C chips it's close to 35mm. For Canon, it's closer to 30mm (their chip is a bit smaller). And for Olympus (and other 4/3rds cameras) it's near 25mm.
Longer than normal = telephoto.
Shorter than normal = wide angle.
Normal = diagonal of the format.
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Bob Eaton wrote: I was taught that anything under 50mm was considered wide angle. This refers to film, so digital may be different!!!!!!!
It has nothing to do with film or digital. Just the format size. There are APS, 110, and half frame film cameras. A 50mm lens would be long on any of these.
True!!!!!!Henry Peach wrote:
Bob Eaton wrote: I was taught that anything under 50mm was considered wide angle. This refers to film, so digital may be different!!!!!!!
It has nothing to do with film or digital. Just the format size. There are APS, 110, and half frame film cameras. A 50mm lens would be long on any of these.
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What do kids know!!!!!!KCook wrote: Also depends on who you ask. I'm old school. In full frame terms anything under 40mm is wide angle to me. But lots of today's kids scoff at anything over 28mm being an acceptable WA. More thoughts on this thread -
www.photographytalk.com/forum/photograph...e-our-natural-vision
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