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Old 02-22-2008, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by smc1377 View Post
The crop factor does not give you more zoom. It gives you more crop. That's why it's called a crop factor and not a zoom factor. It doesn't magnify or telescopify (yes, I just made up that word) your lenses in any way.

Using a 400mm lens on a 40D does not get you any closer to the action than using the same 400mm lens on a 5D. It just *appears* to be closer cause your angle of view is reduced by 1.6x.
So my 50mm lens does not act like a 80mm lens due to the crop factor? I always thought thats how it was. Thanks for that
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