Photography: Camera sensor size difference

"I want a new camera."

you can buy my linhof tecknicardan if you like.

oooh, how much? I've been using a 2nd hand self-assembled bulldog camera that's currently riddle with duct tape.

tecknicardan 5x4, normal bellows, wide angle bellows, nikkor 210W 5.6, rodenstock 150 5.6, 20 DDS, wista 6x9 roll film back, polaroid back, schneider focusing loupe, focussing cloth, changing bag, large lastolite bag with internal dividers (strong enough bag to stand on) and i'll chuck in my lightbox as i don't need it anymore.
to buy all this stuff new comes to a smidge under 5k open to serious offers.
camera is in used but vgc, lenses and darkslides/backs are all pristene/near mint condition. the lenses are not the shitty old ones but 'current' models. the nikkor is fantastic, very sharp, big image circle and they don't make them any more.

gah, perhaps I should concentrate on getting the Shen Hao large format camera instead.

on an unrelated note (but related to Tynan mind), I've gotten a Pentax M42 to Canon EF mount, and it work beautifully, the Canon can take reading straight from the lens without any electronic help, and appear almost identical to the expensive Canon 50mm.

Pentax 50mm F/1.4 - from father, plus adaptor; £3.

here's a better comparison;

the Pentax lens a little off focus cause I have to use manual focus with my dodgy eyes.

I've got the exact same lens but 55mm. Great stuff. My dad has a near complete collection of Pentax Spotmatics (and lenses) from that era. I've got the M42-EOS mount too.

@Tynan - Why do you want to put your Nikon lenses on the Canon? Surely all the benefits of having a top of the range DSLR will by void as most of the features won't work as you would be using a non compatible lens? Mind you I'm not sure what you are going to be using it for.

@Tynan - Why do you want to put your Nikon lenses on the Canon? Surely all the benefits of having a top of the range DSLR will by void as most of the features won't work as you would be using a non compatible lens? Mind you I'm not sure what you are going to be using it for.

the idea is to enable manually stopping down/opening up when shooting HD video on a 5DII. you don't have control of the aperture when shooting with canon lenses. well you do but you have to lock the exposure after getting the aperture you want by pointing at something dark/bright and using exposure compensation.

Aaaaaaaaaah. I see. Cheers.

Ben; http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/nikcan.htm

Ken Rockwell may not be exactly the most reputable person to rely on but he's pretty much right on the money about that.

Oddly, Nikon manual focus lenses on most Nikon AF cameras are almost useless and provide no metering. These same manual lenses used with these adaptors on Canon EOS cameras provide metering, more function than on most Nikon AF cameras. Strange but true!

I never knew that. I've always said Nikon do better outsides (lens and bodies) and Canon do better insides (tech stuff), due to their heritage I guess.

gah, perhaps I should concentrate on getting the Shen Hao large format camera instead.

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strangly enough I shoot using a shen hao whenever I shoot 5 x 4 which is not often, although would love to shoot it in a drian.

strangly enough I shoot using a shen hao whenever I shoot 5 x 4 which is not often, although would love to shoot it in adrian.

How does Adrian feel about that?

I really should go to bed....

exactly, kinda another reason why I got a Canon in the first place; best of both world.

No way - Canon lenses and flashes are nowhere near as good as Nikon.... wait I'll stop there, that argument can go on for hours.

yeah dont start it because us Nikon boys will only hurt ourselves laughing as the canon boys(and girls) cry and their tears splash on their bodies and the whole camera crumbles.

'tis the C+ of Camera arguments.

What do you shoot on btw?

my trusty D200 (or sir bounce alot as I like to call it as I drop it), shoot most stuff on medium format though on a Mamiya 645ProTl.

Upgrading to a D3 in the summer. when I finally finish my uni degree.

No way - Canon lenses and flashes are nowhere near as good as Nikon.... wait I'll stop there, that argument can go on for hours.

I said I got a Canon DSLR, when I said "best of both world", I mean with the Nikon lens and the Canon body (with the adaptor, it's a baby-maker).

Ed - I see what you mean. Nah, I was only saying that cause I love that debate when down the pub, but on a net forum would be silly, pointless and boring.

GP - not dropped it in any shit I hope?

$270 for the adaptor ring to put Nikon's on a Canon body? Fuck that.

sorry if this is taking the level of conversation down a bit, but any of you have experience with pentax's dslrs? i'm considering upgrading and the k20d looks quite good from reviews/specs, but i've never used a pentax dslr (though always used a k1000 for film).

thanks

No way - Canon lenses and flashes are nowhere near as good as Nikon.... wait I'll stop there, that argument can go on for hours.

that is only really an issue if it prevents you from handing something to your client that you are not happy with or the the piece of equipment is overpriced compared to the competition.
any other issues are for forum fanboys with a flickr account to discuss.

FWIW the only issue i have with canon is the poor24mm tilt/shift. everything else works without any real compromise or with issues that are common to all cameras such as diffraction. i don't use the flashguns much as the light they give is poor if you want to light something properly.

FWIW the only issue i have with canon is the poor24mm tilt/shift.

What is the problem with the 24mm, does it affect the other tilt and shifts.

What is the problem with the 24mm, does it affect the other tilt and shifts.

it has lots of chromatic aberration and is a bit soft at the edges when shifting. there is a red mark at about 7mm on the shift scale to indicate after this point it all gets a bit crap.
the 45mm is sharper but has a bit of c/a when shifted but nothing a bit of the rubber stamp in hue or colour mode doesn't sort or failing that i process in the canon software and use the c/a tools but i prefer the images out of capture one.
the 90mm is stunning and one of the sharpest lenses they make. i process the raws with no sharpening at all instead of the usual 25% for all my other lenses. it focuses very close and for still life is perfect using the tilt to get focus

this is a canon article on their tilt/shift lenses, they use one of my images of a wristwatch shot on the 90, i couldn't have achieved the same depth of field on the 100mm macro.
http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/technical/tilt_and_shift_lenses.do

i would get a 24mm but on 21mpixel it starts to show it's shortcomings and i find a stitched 40mm shot gives me the same angle of view as 21mm on 35mm full frame which is wide enough for me 99% of the time.

Thanks Gary, good link/luck for you from the Canon site.