I've got a question to which I am having trouble finding a definitive answer:
Technically (not aesthetically), is a 50mm lens shot on 16mm film the same as a 50mm shot on 35mm film?
I've heard two seemingly opposing answers:
1) "No, in order to get the look of a 50mm lens in 16mm, you have to use a 25mm lens."
2) "Yes, a 50mm lens will always be a 50mm lens, no matter what you're shooting on (16mm, 35mm, etc). The only difference will be the coverage angle of the lens, with it being half as wide 16mm compared to 35mm."
My brain tells me that only one of these answers can be true.
Thank you for your time,
Ledbird
Technically (not aesthetically), is a 50mm lens shot on 16mm film the same as a 50mm shot on 35mm film?
I've heard two seemingly opposing answers:
1) "No, in order to get the look of a 50mm lens in 16mm, you have to use a 25mm lens."
2) "Yes, a 50mm lens will always be a 50mm lens, no matter what you're shooting on (16mm, 35mm, etc). The only difference will be the coverage angle of the lens, with it being half as wide 16mm compared to 35mm."
My brain tells me that only one of these answers can be true.
Thank you for your time,
Ledbird