Re: This also changes everything!!!

[Steve Connor] "I think he's talking about the magnification factor, the lens will still work it just won't be that wide."

[Chris Kenny] "It's going to be hard to get very wide on this camera."

Yep, I believe I pointed this out. FOV will be more narrow... but I think this is different from saying that there will be fewer choices of wide angle lenses for this camera.

[Martyn Greswolde] "I think the crop factor will be more like 2.3-2.5x which is a real issue."

Compared to a full frame stills sensor, yes. Compared to a Cinema 35 sized movie sensor, probably more like 1.20:1.

[Martyn Greswolde] "my 16-35 will suddenly be 37mm on the wide end"

No, the focal length doesn't change at all, the characteristics of the lens will remain the same. Smaller sensors don't magnify the picture, they resolve (or crop) a smaller portion of the image.

[Martyn Greswolde] "also, the lack of DOF will be a big issue too"

To match the DOF of a larger sensor at a given distance, you adjust the apeture. In this case, it should be 1/4 stop up (or so).

Did anyone feel that Black Swan lacked for wide shots or shallow DOF? If not, using a sensor that's larger than Super 16 shouldn't be an issue.

FWIW, this issue has been discussed at length on dvxuser.net. Below are links to two threads that may be of interest.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?226973-Wide-angle-reality-check

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?227826-Relative-Focal-Length-Angle...

Shawn