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crop factor Anonymous
Hi /p/,
I've been watching ebay auctions (m42 lenses) to see if I could actually find cheap yet great lenses. It seems to me that lenses with a low focal length usually are much more expensive than others.

I've never heard anyone talk about the crop factor in a negative way, so I'll start. It's great if you are into stalking and need a higher focal length, but it really really really sucks if you want, say, a 28mm lens, not 38.4mm.
Am I right?

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>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
yes
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>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
>>197368
Most brands offer wide angles for crop sensors with f/2.8 and larger.

lrn2lens compare.
>> Anonymous
>>197379
Because I'm totally paying 700 USD just to get a low focal length (autofocus that I won't use anyway). This must be heaven for producers.. production requires less money and people still pay for stuff that's limited to APS-C sensors.

And just in case somebody wanted to point that out: yeah, my bitching is totally subjective. But I do have a feeling that I'm not the only one annoyed by this..
>> ??????? !ZgKugpvHz2
>>197368but it really really really sucks if you want, say, a 28mm lens

>>197370yes

peleng and what's the other one.. zenitar have fisheyes in 8mm and 15mm

you can defish them and still be pretty wide and it will be absolute cheapest
>> Anonymous
>>197391But I do have a feeling that I'm not the only one annoyed by this..
Irritates me too. I'd prefer to use manual focus lenses, but there's not much available at the ultra-wide end.

>>197467
They're also extremely poor quality and you have to defish them in photoshop. Hardly comparable to a nice Zeiss Jena distagon for $50.
>> ??????? !ZgKugpvHz2
>>197500

he said cheap and wide

>> Zeiss Jena distagon for $50.

that's cheap but not wide
>> Anonymous
>>197506
That was my point. A distagon is wide on a full frame camera, but not on a crop... for that matter there is no digital camera that can natively mount a Zeiss Jena Distagon. But a peleng or zenitar fisheye is hardly an effective replacement. They are poor quality and more expensive, so the only thing they have going for them is that they're the only thing available in that price bracket. Tripfags hurt my brain.
>> ??????? !ZgKugpvHz2
>>197519they're the only thing available in that price bracket.

>> That was my point.