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F1 Film Lenses with Full Frame Nikon DSLRs?
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<blockquote data-quote="LensWork" data-source="post: 35478" data-attributes="member: 1283"><p>A lens with a focal length of 18mm is an 18mm lens regardless of the format that it is being used with. What changes is the apparent angle-of-view. When we say that an 18-55mm is really a 27-83mm what we are saying is that an 18-55mm lens when used on a DX format camera would give approximately the same angle-of-view as a 27-83mm would on a 35mm film (or FX format DSLR) camera since that is the format that most are familiar with and can relate to. But this is really just technical semantics, I understand what you mean. To get the same angle-of-view on a DX format camera as an 18mm would on an FX body, you would need a 12mm lens, and they are made, such as the <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/2144/AF-S-DX-Zoom-NIKKOR-12-24mm-f%2F4G-IF-ED.html" target="_blank">AF-S DX 12-24mm</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It all depends. I will usually keep the 17-35mm on one body, and the 80-200mm on another. If I am carrying just one body, the 28-70mm usually gets the nod.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LensWork, post: 35478, member: 1283"] A lens with a focal length of 18mm is an 18mm lens regardless of the format that it is being used with. What changes is the apparent angle-of-view. When we say that an 18-55mm is really a 27-83mm what we are saying is that an 18-55mm lens when used on a DX format camera would give approximately the same angle-of-view as a 27-83mm would on a 35mm film (or FX format DSLR) camera since that is the format that most are familiar with and can relate to. But this is really just technical semantics, I understand what you mean. To get the same angle-of-view on a DX format camera as an 18mm would on an FX body, you would need a 12mm lens, and they are made, such as the [URL="http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/2144/AF-S-DX-Zoom-NIKKOR-12-24mm-f%2F4G-IF-ED.html"]AF-S DX 12-24mm[/URL]. It all depends. I will usually keep the 17-35mm on one body, and the 80-200mm on another. If I am carrying just one body, the 28-70mm usually gets the nod. [/QUOTE]
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