If you think being able to use old wide angle lenses will justify an investment in a full frame camera (in whatever format), you need to read around. The interaweb is replete with tales of film era lenses, especially wides, being found wanting when put in front of digital cameras, especially so when the full frame is being imaged. Almost inevitably a new lens will be purchased soon after the new camera, a camera which ironically had been intended to stretch the useful life of the old lenses. Why not cut out the middleman and buy a new lens for the camera you have right now. The residual value of the pre digital lens will be near to zero anyway, so cut your losses on it and move on.
Regards, Anthony > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > John Sessoms > Sent: Wednesday, 22 October 2008 9:15 AM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Full Frame: what is it? > > From: Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I too have never understood the obsession with the sensor's physical > > size. I'm shooting now with my K10D and getting pictures that are > > really good quality. The k20 is a little better, I suppose. Are th > > e"full frame" cameras better simply because of the size of the sensor? > > I doubt it. > > CW > > The only "obsession" I have with it is my old wide angle lenses aren't > so wide angle on a crop sensor. My 20 mm lens and 24mm lens have a wider > angle of view on a film camera. > > But, on my DSLR's they have an angle of view equivalent to 30mm and 36mm > lenses ... 95 deg becomes 75 deg; 85 deg becomes 60 deg. > > Other than that, it's no big deal. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
