For understanding crop sensors I like this diagram. Seeing it this simplified makes it very clear what the difference is. The amount of light coming in is always the same. The only difference is the size of the sensor that sits at the focal plane is smaller
For understanding crop sensors I like this diagram. Seeing it this simplified makes it very clear what the difference is. The amount of light coming in is always the same. The only difference is the size of the sensor that sits at the focal plane is smaller
https://i.imgur.com/L14EOM9.jpg