I had to respond to Robert's excellent article, Outspoken EOS. I spend hours on this subject in my capacity as Training Officer for my camera club. Members are confused by this subject and Canon, along with other manufacturers and several magazines, perpetuate the myth that placing a lens on and APS-C camera, magically changes its properties.
I recently showed some pictures that I had taken with a 50mm lens using an aperture between f2 and f2.8 on my 5D Mk IV and was asked how I managed to achieve the blurred backgrounds so well when they couldn't using a 35mm lens and similar apertures. This is a common problem and one that I have to deal with with each new inexperience member and more worryingly with many experienced members.
The Myth appears to be heavily embedded. I recently set up a presentation using some pictures that I took specially for the job.
I took pictures in my studio using my 5D Mk IV, a borrowed 7D Mk11 and my old Zenza Bronica SQAI with 100 ISO film. I used 50mm on the 5D and 50mm 'equivalent' lenses on the other two cameras. I carefully set things up to get the same field of view for each and used f2.8 on all the lenses. The resulting shots were quite convincing as you might expect.
Anyway, thank you Robert for the article, I shall be making reference to it in future presentations to the Club.
I recently showed some pictures that I had taken with a 50mm lens using an aperture between f2 and f2.8 on my 5D Mk IV and was asked how I managed to achieve the blurred backgrounds so well when they couldn't using a 35mm lens and similar apertures. This is a common problem and one that I have to deal with with each new inexperience member and more worryingly with many experienced members.
The Myth appears to be heavily embedded. I recently set up a presentation using some pictures that I took specially for the job.
I took pictures in my studio using my 5D Mk IV, a borrowed 7D Mk11 and my old Zenza Bronica SQAI with 100 ISO film. I used 50mm on the 5D and 50mm 'equivalent' lenses on the other two cameras. I carefully set things up to get the same field of view for each and used f2.8 on all the lenses. The resulting shots were quite convincing as you might expect.
Anyway, thank you Robert for the article, I shall be making reference to it in future presentations to the Club.
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