Sensor Sizes Cheat Sheet

[Martin Weiss]

Over at rebelguide I found a nice little comparison between all the different chip sizes, boiled down to one single graphic:

You can read the full blog entry here.

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

Very nice graphic explanation.

 

[Alexis Hanawalt]

Interesting. Does anyone have the actual conversion factor when using 35mm still lenses on a RED? I've been trying to figure that out for a while.

So, a Nikon 85mm would the the equivalent of a ________ on the RED...?

 

[Martin Weiss]

Isn't that to the tune of 1.6 ?

 

[Raphael Varandas]

1.6 are you sure?

 

[Tom Lowe]

Jeez.... 1/2 looks tiny.

Vista Vision is where it's at!

 

[Jonas Nyström]

Quite messy graphics IMHO - seen better - one is here on the site.

 

[Salem Kapic]

please, 35mm 'still' format and 35mm motion pic. format is not a same!

 

[Jonas Nyström]

If you need it, here is Brooks one;

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1487&page=2

Bottom of the page - very much better!

 

[JanneJansson]

At a risk of going of-topic, I must share my thought on another sensor-update thing. Old buddy HVX-200 have always had a 1/3" CCD, but the updated HVX-201A (EA in eu) verion might have an 1/2" sensor. In the press it says, that is have a "new less-noiser" CCD sensor and a new lens that have more wide angle. Well, if you just replace the 1/3" sensor with a 1/2" you get both less noise and wider lens at the same time.

Cheers!

 

[Mitch Gross]

The new 200A has a new sensor that is a bit larger but it is still in the 1/3" range, not 1/2".

 

[AIO Films]

Very nice work.

Can you add Super 16, Regular 16 and 1/3" imager in your graphic for even more thorough comparison?

Thanks.

 

[JanneJansson]

tyny tiny 1/3" inserted in the middle

 

[JanneJansson]

The new 200A has a new sensor that is a bit larger but it is still in the 1/3" range, not 1/2".

Then it's not true about the new optic. 32.5 mm to 30.3. Then the sensor is just 1mm larger? Find it funny that Panasonic are lying about the sensor size (and optics). :blink:

 

[Mitch Gross]

I don't think they're lying -- it is a question as to when you make the cutoff point from jumping from 1/3 to 1/2. The sensor is larger. Is it close enough to 1/2" to make that statement? Panasonic is being conservative by continuing to label it as 1/3" even though it is physically bigger.