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Old 04-22-2008, 08:15 AM
joefish joefish is offline
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Originally Posted by smc1377 View Post
It just needs to be said that I think there is some confusion between a crop factor and a focal length multiplier. Using a 70-200 lens on a 40D yields the exact same amount of "zoom" as it does on a 5D. You aren't actually any closer with a 40D. All you're doing with a 40D is cropping down your image to get a sense that you're closer
Yes, that's true. But that "perceived extra zoom" is still a factor for consideration.
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