Re: Angle of view comparisons?

Steven Green wrote:
> I am interested in a digital SLR for landscapes, especially wide angle 
> photography.
> 
> I see lots of lens reviews for various cameras, but what I am looking
for 
> is something that compares them using angle of view rather than 25mm
etc. 
> 
> I am trying to decide if I really want a FF sensor or something smaller,

> OK I want a FF sensor, but I guess I am trying to decide if bigger is 
> better.
> 
> Is there a comparison of 12mp smaller format camera/lens with a 12mp
full 
> frame sensor at various angles of view? Is there something inherently 
> better about bigger lenses and sensors? I think I read that a bigger 
> sensor has less noise, but is there anything better about the lenses?
> 
What's "wide angle" to you?

If it's at or over 18mm or so (35mm equivalent), then the difference 
between ff and crop sensor might be much less than you anticipate. (with 
one proviso - the state of the art Nikkor 14-24 is excluded from 
comparisons).
If your interest is wider than 18mm or so, then FF clearly wins.