I grew up with film SLRs (full-frame, of course), and the rule of thumb was "the slowest shutter speed you should try to hand-hold is 1/your lens focal length in mm." e.g. 1/50 sec for a 50 mm lens.

Photography is full of fancy terms and complicated science, but we are here to explain it all to you in simpler terms. Today we are focusing on focal length. This term gets thrown around often, ...

DSLR cameras are a natural choice for anyone who wants to take the highest-quality pictures because they offer so … DSLR cameras are a natural choice for anyone who wants to take the highest-quality ...

If you’re in the market for an interchangeable lens camera, you’ve probably heard the term “crop factor” thrown about in reference to different formats. Basically, crop factor refers to how the ...

It’s just a crop of the main sensor, but the 2x camera mode on the 14 Pro is a handy focal length a lot of people will like It’s just a crop of the main sensor, but the 2x camera mode on the 14 Pro is ...

The differences in size in commonly-used image sensors. Full-frame: image sensor size 36 x 24 mm – which has the same surface area as a 35mm film frame. APS-C: image sensor size between 21.5 x 14.4 mm ...

Phil Rhodes shares his view on the use of "crop factor" to discuss focal lengths and the complications it can cause Every so often, I find myself in a conversation about lenses in which one of the ...