Expectations on Focal Length

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morisato

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Hi. I recently purchased a 35mm adapter (Letus35FE to be precise) and I was wondering what to expect when choosing my lens' focal length.

I noticed that the HVX has a focal length of 28-55mm. I was doing a lot of reading on focal length conversion and all that. One thing I came across is that conversion between a 50mm lens on a 35mm format vs a 50mm lens on a 1/3" chip, but then I realized that I'm not really changing formats. I'm still staying on a 1/3" chip.

So does that mean that if I purchase a 50mm lens, the field of view will be equivalent to the view I see on the HVX's lens, which is pretty much Z99?

I just want to choose the right lenses for my collection.

Any help would be appreciated... thx.
 
no the HVX because of the Field of view, magnifies the focallengths by i think a factor of 5 or 6. so the 55mm on the HVX is the equivalent of 300 mm lens on 35. Give or take.
 
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