Lens lab

See how focal length and sensor size change what ends up in the frame. Same scene, same spot, different lens.

Native fit
Illustrative coastal square with a person in the center, used to compare framing from one fixed position.
Your frame35mm
Full frame · 1×Illustrative scene · fixed camera position
The bright rectangle is your selected framing. Increase focal length to bring a smaller part of the scene into the picture.
35mm
24mm · wider105mm · closer framing
Actual focal length
35mm

The lens’s focal length stays the same.

Full-frame-equivalent view
35mm

The focal length giving similar framing on full frame.

Horizontal angle of view
54.4°

Approximate, before additional video or stabilization crops.

This pair uses the whole sensor.

The whole native image area is in use. A full-frame lens covers this full-frame sensor.

Enter your camera’s resolution to see how many megapixels you keep.An estimate from rounded crop factors; the camera’s recorded size may differ a little.
100%of your sensor’s pixelsOuter frame = this camera’s native sensor

How this works

The scene is an AI-generated illustration, not a photo taken with the selected gear. We treat it as an 8mm full-frame view and crop it by focal-length ratio, which shows how much of the scene you get and nothing about sharpness, distortion, depth of field, or autofocus.

Angles assume an ideal 36 × 24mm full-frame sensor and the catalog’s rounded crop factors. Real framing shifts a little with focus distance, recording mode, lens corrections, and stabilization. Pixel estimates assume a 3:2 crop. The lens’s focal length and f-number never change.

Field-of-view calculation reference · Compatibility methodology