Angle of view for 104 lenses
Pick a focal length and a sensor and see the angle of view, the 35 mm equivalent and how wide a frame you get two paces away.
Full frame
The 36×24 mm frame. It is the reference for angle of view, so its crop factor is 1.
7mm144.1°Ultra-wide · Frame width at 2 m 10.29 m8mm139.4°Ultra-wide · Frame width at 2 m 9 m10mm130.4°Ultra-wide · Frame width at 2 m 7.2 m11mm126.1°Ultra-wide · Frame width at 2 m 6.55 m12mm122°Ultra-wide · Frame width at 2 m 6 m14mm114.2°Ultra-wide · Frame width at 2 m 5.14 m15mm110.5°Ultra-wide · Frame width at 2 m 4.8 m16mm107°Ultra-wide · Frame width at 2 m 4.5 m17mm103.7°Ultra-wide · Frame width at 2 m 4.24 m18mm100.5°Wide · Frame width at 2 m 4 m20mm94.5°Wide · Frame width at 2 m 3.6 m21mm91.7°Wide · Frame width at 2 m 3.43 m24mm84.1°Wide · Frame width at 2 m 3 m25mm81.7°Wide · Frame width at 2 m 2.88 m28mm75.4°Wide · Frame width at 2 m 2.57 m35mm63.4°Standard · Frame width at 2 m 2.06 m40mm56.8°Standard · Frame width at 2 m 1.8 m45mm51.4°Standard · Frame width at 2 m 1.6 m50mm46.8°Standard · Frame width at 2 m 1.44 m55mm42.9°Standard · Frame width at 2 m 1.31 m60mm39.7°Standard · Frame width at 2 m 1.2 m70mm34.3°Standard · Frame width at 2 m 1.03 m75mm32.2°Telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.96 m85mm28.6°Telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.85 m90mm27°Telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.8 m100mm24.4°Telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.72 m105mm23.3°Telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.69 m135mm18.2°Telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.53 m150mm16.4°Telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.48 m180mm13.7°Telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.4 m200mm12.3°Telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.36 m300mm8.2°Telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.24 m400mm6.2°Super telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.18 m500mm5°Super telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.14 m600mm4.1°Super telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.12 m800mm3.1°Super telephoto · Frame width at 2 m 0.09 m
APS-C
One step smaller than full frame; the same lens covers a narrower field and looks longer.
7mm127.2°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 11mm8mm120.9°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 12mm10mm109.3°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 15mm11mm104.1°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 17mm12mm99.2°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 18mm14mm90.4°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 21mm15mm86.5°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 23mm16mm82.8°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 24mm17mm79.4°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 26mm18mm76.2°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 28mm20mm70.4°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 31mm21mm67.8°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 32mm24mm60.9°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 37mm25mm58.9°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 38mm28mm53.5°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 43mm35mm43.9°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 54mm40mm38.8°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 61mm45mm34.8°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 69mm50mm31.5°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 77mm55mm28.8°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 84mm60mm26.5°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 92mm70mm22.8°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 107mm75mm21.3°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 115mm85mm18.8°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 130mm90mm17.8°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 138mm100mm16.1°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 153mm105mm15.3°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 161mm135mm11.9°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 207mm150mm10.7°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 230mm180mm9°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 275mm200mm8.1°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 306mm300mm5.4°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 459mm400mm4°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 612mm500mm3.2°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 765mm600mm2.7°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 918mm800mm2°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 1224mm
Super 35
The 24.89×18.66 mm frame used in cinema, with a crop factor near 1.4.
7mm131.5°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 10mm8mm125.6°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 11mm10mm114.5°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 14mm11mm109.5°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 15mm12mm104.7°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 17mm14mm96°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 19mm15mm92.1°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 21mm16mm88.4°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 22mm17mm84.9°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 24mm18mm81.7°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 25mm20mm75.7°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 28mm21mm73.1°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 29mm24mm65.9°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 33mm25mm63.8°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 35mm28mm58.1°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 39mm35mm47.9°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 49mm40mm42.5°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 56mm45mm38.1°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 63mm50mm34.6°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 70mm55mm31.6°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 76mm60mm29.1°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 83mm70mm25.1°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 97mm75mm23.4°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 104mm85mm20.7°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 118mm90mm19.6°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 125mm100mm17.7°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 139mm105mm16.9°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 146mm135mm13.1°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 188mm150mm11.8°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 208mm180mm9.9°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 250mm200mm8.9°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 278mm300mm5.9°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 417mm400mm4.5°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 556mm500mm3.6°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 695mm600mm3°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 834mm800mm2.2°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 1112mm
Micro Four Thirds
A 17.3×13 mm frame with a crop factor of 2 — just double the focal length to read it.
7mm114.2°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 14mm8mm107°Ultra-wide · 35 mm equivalent 16mm10mm94.5°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 20mm11mm89.1°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 22mm12mm84.1°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 24mm14mm75.4°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 28mm15mm71.6°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 30mm16mm68.1°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 32mm17mm65°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 34mm18mm62°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 36mm20mm56.8°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 40mm21mm54.5°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 42mm24mm48.5°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 48mm25mm46.8°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 50mm28mm42.3°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 56mm35mm34.4°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 70mm40mm30.3°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 80mm45mm27°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 90mm50mm24.4°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 100mm55mm22.3°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 110mm60mm20.4°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 120mm70mm17.6°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 140mm75mm16.4°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 150mm85mm14.5°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 170mm90mm13.7°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 180mm100mm12.4°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 200mm105mm11.8°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 210mm135mm9.2°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 270mm150mm8.3°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 300mm180mm6.9°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 360mm200mm6.2°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 400mm300mm4.1°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 600mm400mm3.1°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 800mm500mm2.5°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 1000mm600mm2.1°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 1200mm800mm1.5°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 1600mm
1-inch
The size found in premium compacts and drones, with a crop factor near 2.7.
7mm97.1°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 19mm8mm89.5°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 22mm10mm76.8°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 27mm11mm71.6°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 30mm12mm66.9°Wide · 35 mm equivalent 33mm14mm59.1°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 38mm15mm55.7°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 41mm16mm52.7°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 44mm17mm50°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 46mm18mm47.6°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 49mm20mm43.3°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 55mm21mm41.4°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 57mm24mm36.6°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 66mm25mm35.2°Standard · 35 mm equivalent 68mm28mm31.6°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 76mm35mm25.5°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 96mm40mm22.4°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 109mm45mm20°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 123mm50mm18°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 137mm55mm16.4°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 150mm60mm15.1°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 164mm70mm12.9°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 191mm75mm12.1°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 205mm85mm10.7°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 232mm90mm10.1°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 246mm100mm9.1°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 273mm105mm8.6°Telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 287mm135mm6.7°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 369mm150mm6.1°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 410mm180mm5°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 491mm200mm4.5°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 546mm300mm3°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 819mm400mm2.3°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 1092mm500mm1.8°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 1365mm600mm1.5°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 1638mm800mm1.1°Super telephoto · 35 mm equivalent 2184mm
Category
- Ultra-wide
Fits a great deal into one frame; edges stretch, so keep people away from the corners.
- Wide
For tight interiors and landscapes. Step close and whatever is in front looms large.
- Standard
Closest to how the eye takes a scene in — the safest choice for everyday photographs.
- Telephoto
Pulls distant things closer, compresses the background and blurs it, which flatters portraits.
- Super telephoto
For subjects you cannot approach — birds, stadiums. Extremely sensitive to shake.
How to read this
- Focal length alone does not fix the angle of view — the same 50 mm sees less on a smaller sensor.
- The crop factor is the sensor diagonal divided into the 35 mm diagonal; multiply the focal length by it for the equivalent.
- Longer lenses magnify shake. Handheld, a shutter speed faster than one over the equivalent focal length is the usual rule.
- A wider angle is not purely more scene: the edges stretch, so faces belong near the middle.
Frequently asked questions
QWhat is a crop factor?
It measures how much smaller a sensor is than the 35 mm frame, taken along the diagonal. APS-C is about 1.5, Micro Four Thirds is 2. Multiply the focal length by it and you get the 35 mm lens that frames the same scene.
QIs 50 mm really the same as human vision?
On full frame a 50 mm covers about 47° diagonally, close to the area a person attends to at once. Human peripheral vision is far wider, so treat the saying as a rough resemblance rather than a fact.
QWhich lens suits portraits?
85 to 135 mm equivalent is the usual range. It puts you at a comfortable distance, keeps facial proportions natural and throws the background out of focus. In a small room, a 50 mm equivalent will do.
QDoes the same lens change angle on a different camera?
The lens does not change, but a smaller sensor crops into its image circle, so the resulting angle narrows. To match a 50 mm shot on full frame you need roughly 35 mm on APS-C.
QHow are these numbers worked out?
Only the focal length and the sensor dimensions are stored. Each angle is twice the arctangent of one sensor side divided by twice the focal length, and the crop factor is a ratio of diagonals.