12mm · Super 35
Ultra-wide
- Diagonal angle
- 104.7°
- Horizontal angle
- 92.1°
- Vertical angle
- 75.7°
- Crop factor
- 1.39×
- 35 mm equivalent
- 17mm
- Frame width at 2 m
- 4.15 m
The 24.89×18.66 mm frame used in cinema, with a crop factor near 1.4.
Fits a great deal into one frame; edges stretch, so keep people away from the corners.
Same field of view elsewhere
A different sensor needs a different focal length to frame the same scene.
Nearby focal lengths
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
Q. What angle of view does 12 mm give on Super 35?
104.7° diagonally, 92.1° horizontally and 75.7° vertically.
Q. What is 12 mm in 35 mm terms?
17 mm — the focal length multiplied by this sensor’s crop factor of 1.39.
Q. What is this combination good for?
It falls in the ultra-wide group. Standing two metres away, it frames 4.15 metres across.
Q. How do I get the same framing on another camera?
A different sensor needs a different focal length; the equivalent combinations are listed further down this page.