Talk:APS-C

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[edit] Slight rewrite

I rewrote some parts of the article. [1] The previous version seemed to confuse APS-C bodies that have a full-size mirror, and APS-C bodies that have a smaller mirror. Certain statements (such as the 1.6 focal-length multiplier) applies to all APS-C bodies, regardless of the size of the mirror, while other statements apply only to bodies that accept the APS-C-specific lenses. --Interiot 00:53, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

I just updated with reference to 30D when I found this comment. The 1.6 crop factor certainly *deos not* apply to all APS-C cameras but only to a rather small subset - the entire Nikon family is 1.5 and even Canon has 1.3 ones.szlevi

Upon further inspection I realized that the original article was full of misinformation, so I decided to rewrite and expand it. szlevi

AFAIK all Nikon's and Minolta-Sony DSLR have same sensor, like Pentax; FOV-crop is actually 1.53 194.88.211.202 17:05, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

--- I think in most cases the crop factor is actually something other than exactly 1.x where x is a single precise digit. Wouldn't it make more sense to move Pentax back to the 1.5 line, and then note that all values are really approximate?

Since the nominal focal length values given by manufacturers for their lenses often vary from the actual focal length by a lot more than 1%, the extra precision isn't really very meaningful anyway.

Matthew Miller 14:30, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Good idea, in my opinion. Also reduce the long list of Pentax cameras, many of which are red-linked.

Unless someone objects I think I'll add my Image:SensorSizes.jpg graphic to the article, after converting it to PNG. --RenniePet 16:20, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

OK, I've added my diagram. Next question: would it be a good idea to swap the diagram and the picture of the camera? --RenniePet 22:37, 13 November 2007 (UTC)