Quote: Sidebar: With a DSLR, do the lens focal lengths refer to the actual focal length of the lens, or is it like the P&S cameras, where the numbers refer to 35mm equivalents?
They are the real actual focal lengths.
But the field of view (FOV) is smaller for the same focal length. Nikon DSLRs give a 50mm lens the field of view of a 75mm lens -- a straight 1.5x multiplier for any lens used.
Canon has three different DSLR ranges and FOVs: 1.6x, 1.3x, and 1.0x.
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