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I heard somewhere that there is a crop factor when using Hasselblad V lenses on the S.............is it the same crop factor that we get when using the S lenses (which I think is ~0.75 right? ) or is there another factor?

I really like my Hasselblad 180mm f4 so wouldn't mind trying it on the S007

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Sounds right (John's post).

 

Mate I'm confused now. When I bought my 120mm S lens I was told it was more like a 85mm which would make it a negative crop, same as the 70mm being like a 50mm lens

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So to answer my question then, the Hasselblad V lenses produce the same crop factor as the Leica S lenses??

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However the Leica S sensor is smaller than 6*6 film, meaning that your Hasselblad V lenses will zoom in further than they did on a Hasselblad V body.

 

a 180mm lens is always a 180mm lens regardless of film/sensor.

 

a 180mm lens on 6*6 hasselblad v has a wider field of view than that same lens would have on the Leica S

 

a 180mm lens on Leica S  has a wider field of view than that same lens would have on a FullFrame sensor.

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Neil, just multiply by 0.8 the focal length of whatever lens you attach to your 007 and you'll get the 135 FOV equivalent for it.

 

Best,

 

Vieri

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Neil, just multiply by 0.8 the focal length of whatever lens you attach to your 007 and you'll get the 135 FOV equivalent for it.

 

Best,

 

Vieri

Cheers mate
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Forget Crop Factors! 

 

It is a ridiculous thing to waste mental effort on. 

 

  • Focal length is a property of a lens. 
  • Field of view is a property of a focal length combined with a format size. 

 

So: Any 100mm lens fitted to an S camera will produce the same field of view of any other 100mm lens. Any 100mm lens fitted to a V camera will produce the same field of view as any other 100mm lens. 

 

The field of view of a particular focal length on a 56x56 mm format camera (Hasselblad V) will necessarily be different from when using that same focal length on another format, like Leica S (45x30mm). Here's an example using an 80mm focal length with a FoV calculator: 

 

               f     Hor AoV   Vert AoV  Diag AoV   H/V  

Hasselblad V   80    38.5801   38.5801   52.6685    1.0000
Leica S        80    21.2393   31.4173   37.3526    0.6760

I am not sure what value knowing this equivalence might be if you think of field of view in terms of focal length numbers, but if you really really must use the simplification of a "crap factor", and know the Hasselblad V lenses and field of view well, the approximate conversion is that the same lens fitted to the Leica S will give you the FoV of a lens 1.4x longer in Hasselblad terms. 
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Forget Crop Factors! 

 

It is a ridiculous thing to waste mental effort on. 

 

  • Focal length is a property of a lens. 
  • Field of view is a property of a focal length combined with a format size. 

 

So: Any 100mm lens fitted to an S camera will produce the same field of view of any other 100mm lens. Any 100mm lens fitted to a V camera will produce the same field of view as any other 100mm lens. 

 

The field of view of a particular focal length on a 56x56 mm format camera (Hasselblad V) will necessarily be different from when using that same focal length on another format, like Leica S (45x30mm). Here's an example using an 80mm focal length with a FoV calculator: 

 

               f     Hor AoV   Vert AoV  Diag AoV   H/V  

Hasselblad V   80    38.5801   38.5801   52.6685    1.0000
Leica S        80    21.2393   31.4173   37.3526    0.6760

I am not sure what value knowing this equivalence might be if you think of field of view in terms of focal length numbers, but if you really really must use the simplification of a "crap factor", and know the Hasselblad V lenses and field of view well, the approximate conversion is that the same lens fitted to the Leica S will give you the FoV of a lens 1.4x longer in Hasselblad terms. 

 

 

Thank you sir for completely confusing the matter......... I will just stick with what I see is what I get and move on.

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I heard somewhere that there is a crop factor when using Hasselblad V lenses on the S.............is it the same crop factor that we get when using the S lenses (which I think is ~0.75 right? ) or is there another factor?

I really like my Hasselblad 180mm f4 so wouldn't mind trying it on the S007

 

As others have said, a 180 focal length lens is a 180 focal length lens.  The field of view (FOV), however, changes as the lens is used with bigger or smaller sensors.  

 

In the case of your question, it doesn't matter if you place an S 180 on your S, or a Hasselblad 180 on your S......the resultant FOV will remain the same when using the S (assuming both lenses are really exactly 180mm....chances are they aren't).  In 35mm terms (i.e., compared to using a 35mm size sensor like the M240), the FOV is roughly 80% (i.e., similar FOV to using a 144mm lens on 35mm).

 

In the end, however, your last sentence is actually the right thing to do.....try it and see.  It's not the math that counts, it's how you see.

 

Funny thing....changing formats doesn't always reflect the math.  For instance, my favorite focal lengths on the small sensor M8 were 28mm and 50mm (equivalent to 37mm and 67mm in terms of 35mm....or 'full frame').  Now with the M240, which is 'full frame' 35mm, my favorite focal lengths are 35 and 50, not 35 and 75 as the math would suggest.  Go figure.

 

Don't bother comparing a 180 on the S to a 180 on the Hasselblad....the math will hurt your head....for not much significance.

 

Jeff

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Thank you sir for completely confusing the matter......... I will just stick with what I see is what I get and move on.

LOL! That's the best solution anyway, and is kind of what I was intimating.

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I like equivalents. i run multiple systems and it's handy to know what does what in a simple manner.

 

A 100mm lens on a 35mm camera is approximately:

 

50mm on m43

67mm on APSC

100mm on 35mm

120mm on mini MF

 

DOF equivalents (are very subjective and influenced by other things like lens design) when comparing apertures are very very roughly:

 

4/3 is 2 stops more than 35mm

APSC is 1.2 stops more than 35mm

35mm is 35mm

mini MF is .8 of a stop less DOF than 35mm

 

Pretty easy to work out the rest if you know these.

 

Gordon

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I like equivalents. i run multiple systems and it's handy to know what does what in a simple manner. ...

 

I agree, but I just remember what does what and don't need to equivalence anything. :-)

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