http://filmsbyshaun.com/the-switch-to-micro-43-and-super35-equivalent-fov/ Most articles online say that the micro 4/3 lens of the Panasonic !

" #and $%-&''( have a crop factor of ". )hat means a 5'mm lens on a micro 4/3 sensor will yield a %*+ of &''mm. !owever, that is in comparison to 35mm stills camera. -hat we really need to be comparin. this to is its /uper 35mm equivalent 0 especially if we want to recreate a %*+ similar to movies #or $P/-1 sensors li2e on the 34 and 5'4, which is nearly the same si6e as /uper 35(. 7sin. $belcine %*+ calculator, 89ve calculated the /uper 35 equivalent %*+ of lenses on a micro 4/3 sensor. !ere are my findin.s: %*+ in terms /uper 35/micro 4/3 sensors: &;mm acts li2e "5.5mm on micro 4/3. <eed &".3 mm to be equivalent to &;mm on /uper 35 sensor. "4mm acts li2e 34mm on micro 4/3. <eed &5.= mm to be equivalent to "4mm on /uper 35 sensor. ";mm acts li2e 3=.3mm on micro 4/3. <eed &=.3 mm to be equivalent to ";mm on /uper 35 sensor. 35mm acts li2e 4=.5mm on micro 4/3. <eed "4.3 mm to be equivalent to 35mm on /uper 35 sensor. 4'mm acts li2e 55.3mm on micro 4/3. <eed ";." mm to be equivalent to 4'mm on /uper 35 sensor. 5' mm acts li2e "5.5mm on micro 4/3. <eed 35.3mm to be equivalent to 5'mm on /uper 35 sensor. ;5mm acts li2e &"'.5mm on micro 4/3. <eed 5=.=mm to be equivalent to ;5mm on /uper 35 sensor.

8n terms of Panasonic micro 4/3 6oom lenses #two of which aren9t out yet( and /uper 35 equivalents: 3-&4mm micro 4/3 6oom acts li2e &=-"'mm on /uper 35 sensor. &"-35mm micro 4/3 6oom acts li2e &3-5'mm on /uper 35 sensor. 35-&'' micro 4/3 6oom acts li2e 5'-&4'mm on /uper35 sensor.

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$chievin. the loo2 of the 54 mi.ht be difficult and costly #particularly with the wider an.les(, but to achieve the loo2 of /uper 35mm film isn9t as bad as one mi.ht thin2> !ere9s a list of some lenses to consider #prices from ?@!, $ma6on, and e?ay(: &"mm #&;mm(: /AB Ma.ic !yperPrime 1ine &"mm f/&.5 #C55'( *lympus M. Dui2o &"mm f/".' #C5;'(

&3mm #"4mm(: *lympus M.Dui2o Panca2e &3mm f/".; #C3''( +oi.tlander <o2ton &3mm f/'.=5 #C&"5'(

"'mm #";mm(: Panasonic Panca2e "'mm f/&.3 #C33'( 1anon "'mm f/".; #C5''( <i2on "'mm f/".; #C53'(

"5mm #35mm(: Panasonic Aeica /ummiluE "5mm f/&.4 #C54'( Deiss 4ista.on "5mm f/".; #C&'''( Deiss ?io.on "5mm f/".; #C&&"'( +oi.htlander <o2ton &"mm f/'.=5 #C&"''( Deiss 4ista.on "5mm f/".' #C&3''(

";mm #4'mm(: Deiss 4ista.on ";mm f/".' #C&";'(

Deiss ?io.on ";mm f/".; #C&''5( +oi.tlander 7ltron ";mm f/".' #C53'( <i2on ";mm f/".; #C54'( <i2on ";mm f/&.; #C3''( 1anon F% ";mm f/&.; #C5&'( 1anon F% 8/ &;mm f/".; #C;''(

35mm #5'mm(: Deiss ?io.on 35mm f/".' #C&'''( <i2on <i22or 35mm f/&.4 #C&&''( Deiss 4ista.on 35mm f/".' #C&&"'( +oi.htlander <o2ton 35mm f/&." #C&4''( 1anon A 35mm f/&.4 #C&5''( Deiss 4ista.on 35mm f/&.4 #C&;4'(

5'mm #3'mm(: $nyone of the countless 5'mm lenses out there>

5'mm #;5mm(: <i2on <i22or 5'mm f/".; #C45'( 1anon Macro 5'mm f/".; #C43'( Deiss 1ontaE Planar Macro 5'mm f/".; #C3''(

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