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Re: [OM] MFT crop factor question

Subject: Re: [OM] MFT crop factor question
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:42:18 +0100
The adapter does not change the crop factor, so if you put a 50mm OM lens on 
your E-whatever, you will have the coverage of a 100mm in 35mm terms.

Since 4/3 and MFT use the same sensor size, changing lenses between the two 
systems has no impact in terms of coverage.

Cheers,
Nathan

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On Dec 28, 2012, at 7:28 PM, Paul Braun wrote:

> I'm a bit befuddled....
> 
> 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?
> 
> And what happens if put the 4/3 14-54 on the E-M5?
> 
> And in the other direction... what does the 12-50mm that came with my E-M5
> translate to in 35mm-speak?  Maybe I'm just tired today and my brain can't
> do the maths.
> 
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