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Re: [OM] MFT crop factor question

Subject: Re: [OM] MFT crop factor question
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:01:33 -0800
On 12/28/2012 10:28 AM, Paul Braun wrote:
> I'm a bit befuddled....

Welcome to the club!

> I know that if I put my OM glass on my E-1, the crop factor is pretty much
> 2x, so a 50mm lens acts like 100mm.
>
> When I get the OM-MFT adapter, is it the same, or a different mulitplier
> when I use OM glass on the E-M5?

Same

> And what happens if put the 4/3 14-54 on the E-M5?

Same. It is only the lens focal length that matters, not what mount it has or 
how that is adapted to fit your camera.

> And in the other direction... what does the 12-50mm that came with my E-M5
> translate to in 35mm-speak?

24-100. In macro mode, it is a fixed 43 mm, equivalent in field of view to an 
86 mm lens on FF/35mm film.

> Maybe I'm just tired today and my brain can't ...

A nap is always a good idea. :-)

M. F. T. Moose

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