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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 323964" data-attributes="member: 4923"><p>Short answer: Yes</p><p></p><p>Long answer:</p><p>Yes. The reason being focal length is an optical property that has nothing to do with the sensor. A 50mm lens is a 50mm lens no matter what the sensor size. The asp-c (dx) sensor is smaller than a full frame (fx) digital or 35mm film. The 50mm lens casts the same image on either camera, but the dx sensor doesn't capture the outer edges of the image cast by the lens. The resulting 'crop' is then enlarged to a standard print/view size and you get a zoom effect similar to the field of view that a 75mm lens would have cast. The actual focal length is not dependent on the sensor size, but the field of view that you experience is. So you won't see lenses labeled differently, it is what it is.</p><p></p><p>You will see Nikon DX lenses. The focal length is what it is and you will get the 1.5 crop effect. The difference is they are intended for use on the smaller sensor and since the image need only cover the smaller sensor, they can be made lighter and cheaper. A Nikon FX lens can be used on either FX or DX camera. A DX lens used on a FX camera will give vignetting, but Nikon full frame cameras will automatically crop that to dx size if you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickt, post: 323964, member: 4923"] Short answer: Yes Long answer: Yes. The reason being focal length is an optical property that has nothing to do with the sensor. A 50mm lens is a 50mm lens no matter what the sensor size. The asp-c (dx) sensor is smaller than a full frame (fx) digital or 35mm film. The 50mm lens casts the same image on either camera, but the dx sensor doesn't capture the outer edges of the image cast by the lens. The resulting 'crop' is then enlarged to a standard print/view size and you get a zoom effect similar to the field of view that a 75mm lens would have cast. The actual focal length is not dependent on the sensor size, but the field of view that you experience is. So you won't see lenses labeled differently, it is what it is. You will see Nikon DX lenses. The focal length is what it is and you will get the 1.5 crop effect. The difference is they are intended for use on the smaller sensor and since the image need only cover the smaller sensor, they can be made lighter and cheaper. A Nikon FX lens can be used on either FX or DX camera. A DX lens used on a FX camera will give vignetting, but Nikon full frame cameras will automatically crop that to dx size if you want. [/QUOTE]
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