The difference between the full frame and crop sensors
Posted on 01. Oct, 2010 by planetmitch
The other day, Philip Bloom tweeted the video below which was shot by Mike Collins (whom I met at the Canon EXPO) showing the difference between the full frame Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) and the 1.6 crop factor Canon EOS 7D (reviews) using the same lenses. Tho the title of the video talks about comparing lenses, in reality, what it is really showing you is how the same lenses are impacted by the different sensor sizes.
Since the 7D shares the same sensor with the Canon Rebel T2i/550D and the new Canon EOS 60D, then of course this comparison applies to those cameras (and any other camera with a Canon APS-C size sensor).
5Dmk2/7D lens comparison test from Mike Collins on Vimeo.
This is a short test with the tripod in the same spot switching between prime lenses to show how the crop affects the 7D. The subject, ace stand in Chris Clement, was roughly five feet from the camera. This isn’t meant to be an aesthetic test to show the difference in image quality between the two cameras. It’s a down and dirty field guide for myself and the other shooters we work with so we can quickly figure what lens we want to use on each camera.
We go from 20mm all the way to 100mm with a Lensbaby composer thrown in at the very end.
Our thanks to @mikespins and his crew for posting this!
So, post your experiences in the comments now.
(Photo credit: snap from the video)
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Troy Nagle
01. Oct, 2010
Wow! I’ve always wondered if I would see the difference between the two. Great comparison video!
Kalani Prince
02. Oct, 2010
nice, I have a 5D and a GH1 which would be similar but a bit more extreme : )
Kalani-
Skyler Meek
05. Oct, 2010
Wow you can really see the difference in this video… crazy. But now that you can get ef-s lenses that are as short as 10mm is there really still a need for the full frame sensor?
I mean just look at this video I shot with the 50mm 1.2 L and the 10-22mm EF-S:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvOP0bADrs
BS
06. Oct, 2010
You don’t get the same compression with a 10mm lens as you do with a longer focal lengths….so while you may still fit everything in the frame on a cropped sensor, the bokeh and compression isn’t going to be the same.
JC
06. Oct, 2010
What I prefer 7D more than 5D mark II is 7D have more DOF at low light condition at same 35mm equivalent focal length =)
Olafur Arason
07. Nov, 2010
This is stupid, it compares apples and oranges. It should have compared 20mm with 35mm and so on. The it would have been a fair comparison and people would have realized the difference.
bycostello
27. Jan, 2011
I was told it is just 1 stop of difference between crop and full frame…